On Tuesday, the Coppell City Council approved the municipal budget and tax rates going into the 2025-26 fiscal year.
The council approved both the proposed 2025-26 budget ordinance as well as the new, higher tax rate plan designed by director of strategic financial engagement Kimberly Tiehen and her team.
The proposed expenditures of the city by fund, including the general fund, is $159.1 million which is a near $2 million decrease from the previous fiscal year.
The 2025-26 fiscal year general fund is under 2.4% more than the previously adopted fiscal year’s budget.
The city has 23 funds that comply with legislation, classified as either a special revenue fund or internal service fund. Property tax is not a revenue source of any special revenue funds.
However, sales tax is a revenue source for three of these funds which include the Crime Control and Prevention District, the infrastructure maintenance fund and the CRDC.
The budget was passed with a unanimous vote. Tiehen and her team worked to revise this budget over the summer to ensure its solidity during the public hearing.
“You and your team put countless hours into this whole budget process and present the information to us in such a way that allows laymen to be able to understand and interpret the data,” Council member Kevin Nevels said.
The council also adopted a tax rate raised by 3.5 percent from the previous year in order to raise more taxes for maintenance and operations while property tax specifically is an increase of 3.7 percent.
The tax rate also passed with a unanimous vote.
“Thank you for all your hard work and for answering all of our questions and being available during this process,” Nevels said.
Apart from the budget and tax rate hearings, Nevels encouraged citizens to attend Coppell ISD’s series of meetings regarding the future of elementary campuses and Mayor Pro Tem Carroll encouraged citizens to attend and support the Coppell High School Lariette Spaghetti Dinner on Sept. 5.
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