Budgets

A budget document accomplishes several things: it is a statement of policy defining levels of services and allocating resources, an operational tool to guide staff in delivering those services, a planning guide with future-year application and it is also a communications vehicle to convey to all readers what the city intends to accomplish. Most importantly, and even more important than the dollars in it, a budget is about the services the city provides to its citizens, voters, and taxpayers. The city's budget is ultimately about creating and maintaining the city we can be proud to live and work in.

Fiscal Year 2023 Adopted Budget

The governing body of the City of Palestine has adopted a tax rate of $ 0.673774 per $100 valuation. 

ADOPTED TAX RATE                              $0.673774 per $100

NO-NEW-REVENUE TAX RATE              $0.695999 per $100

VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE              $0.802233 per $100    

City Council Record Vote 

The members of the governing body voted on the budget as follows: 

FOR: Mayor Justin Florence, Council Members Sean Conner, Ava Harmon, Vickey L. Chivers, Kenneth Davidson, and Krissy Clark

AGAINST: None

PRESENT and not voting: None

ABSENT: None

Approved Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-23 (PDF)

To request an older budget document, use the Public Information Request Form (PDF).

View the archive of approved budgets.

View the annual debt report archive.