Wimberley City Council approves 2024-25 budget

WIMBERLEY — At its Sept. 6 meeting, Wimberley City Council approved, in a 4-0 vote, the adoption of the city’s FY 2024-25 budget. Council member David Cohen was not in attendance. The budget is organized by several different funds: general, Blue Hole, wastewater, hotel occupancy tax (HOT), capital projects, interest and sinking (I&S), parking spaces cash in lieu and American Rescue Plan, according to agenda documents. For the general fund, revenue comes out to a total of $2,103,300, which includes tax revenue, license and permit fees, service fees, court costs, fees and charges, facility rental fees and other income (grant funds, special events, etc.). Expenditures for the general fund total to $2,103,300, making it a balanced budget, according to city officials, with no excess or deficit. “Our staff did a great job in getting that together and working with myself and others to present you a balanced budget,” said city administrator Tim Patek. This is compared to the current year-to-date as of July 31, which shows that the total expenditures for the city of Wimberley’s general fund was $1,379,902.37 and the revenue was $2,103,314.46, according to agenda documents. Totals for the other budget sections are listed below: • Blue Hole: Revenues at $853,000; expenditures at $853,000 • Wastewater: Revenues at $407,000; expenditures at $407,000 • HOT: Revenues at $773,000; expenditures at $773,000 • Capital projects: Revenues at $0; expenditures at $0 • I&S: Revenues at $372,000; expenditures at $372,000 • Parking spaces cash in lieu: Revenues at $0; expenditures at $0 • American Rescue Plan: Revenues at $332,811; expenditures at $332,811 All of the city of Wimberley’s budget documents, including previous years, can be found at bit.ly/3Zy35Np . The council meets next at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 221 Stillwater, Wimberley.