HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024/05/07-Minutes-Budget Workshop-City CouncilCITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2024
Present:
Mayor Mattie Parker
Mayor Pro tem Gyna M. Bivens, District 5
Council Member Carlos Flores, District 2
Council Member Michael D. Crain, District 3
Council Member Charlie Lauersdorf, District 4 (via video)
Council Member Jared Williams, District 6
Council Member Macy Hill, District 7
Council Member Elizabeth Beck, District 9
Council Member Alan Blaylock, District 10
Council Member Jeanette Martinez, District 11
Absent:
Council Member Chris Nettles, District 8
Staff Present:
David Cooke, City Manager
Leann Guzman, City Attorney
Ronald P. Gonzales, Assistant City Secretary
1. Call to Order - Mattie Parker, Mayor
With a quorum of the City Council Members present, Mayor Parker called the Special
Called Budget Work Session on the FY2025 Budget Meeting to order at 10:07 a.m. on
Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in the City Council Conference Room 2020, 2nd Floor of the
Fort Worth City Hall, 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, Texas.
2. Opening Comments - David Cooke, City Manager
3. Discussion on Property Tax Revenue - Christianne Simmons, Chief Transformation
Officer
Christianne Simmons, Chief Transformational Officer, provided a short summary of
the topics for the work session and introduced City Manager David Cooke and Brady
Kirk, FWLab Budget Manager who would be leading the conversation this morning.
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 7, 2024
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a. Review April Estimates
b. Tax Rate Scenarios
c. Paygo Implications
Amethyst Sloan, FWLab Performance Manager, provided a summary of the
Engagement Tools staff was launching this year.
Isaac Robles, FWLab Strategy and Performance Analyst, provided an overview of the
Thought Exchange tool.
Bryan Bellamy, FWLab Strategy and Performance Analyst, provided an overview of
the Balancing Act tool.
4. Upcoming Schedule - Christianne Simmons, Chief Transformation Officer
Budget Submissions are due May 10, 2024.
Next work sessions scheduled for June 4, 2024 and June 18, 2024.
Upcoming topics:
Departmental budget previews - will confirm later this month and provide details in advance.
Capital maintenance/budget scenarios
Additional FY25 revenue forecasting
Council Member Hill requested a snapshot of each departments budget for the previous
five years.
5. Closing Comments - Mattie Parker, Mayor
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Parker adjourned the meeting at 10:25 a.m.
These minutes were approved by the Fort Worth City Council on the 4th day of June, 2024.
At e App ed:
onald P. Gonzales Matti `arker
Assistant City Secretary Mayor
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