Conroe City Council voted Sept. 11 to adopt the city’s fiscal year 2025-26 budget and maintain the property tax rate at $0.4272 per $100 valuation, the same as the previous year.

The gist

The adopted general fund budget of $135.6 million covers day-to-day city operations, including public safety, parks and city services . As part of the budget, all city employees will receive a 6% cost-of-living adjustment beginning in the new fiscal year Oct. 1.

City staff had presented a proposal to raise the tax rate to $0.4613 per $100 valuation, the maximum allowable without triggering a voter referendum, to fund additional pay raises for Conroe police officers, as previously reported . Council ultimately opted against the increase, keeping the rate flat.

The city’s approved FY 2025-26 genera

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