This is the City of Brownsville’s adopted operating budget for fiscal year 2017 (Oct 1, 2016 – Sept 30, 2017). The budget was approved by the city commission on September 12, 2016. It shows a 2.97% ($1,245,325) increase in property‑tax revenue, a 2% ($559,166) rise in sales‑tax revenue, and keeps the ad valorem tax rate at $0.700613 per $100 valuation. The General Fund is balanced at $101,017,808 in both revenues (including a $2 million transfer from the Veterans Bridge Fund) and expenditures. The city projects an unassigned fund balance of $13,016,570 at year‑end (about 12.9% of expenditures). Overall, total revenues are $350,125 lower than FY 2016, while total expenditures are $6,702,535 lower (a 6.22% reduction). Total debt secured by property taxes stands at $141,619,681.
| Total General Fund budget (revenues and expenditures) | $101,017,808 |
| Property‑tax revenue increase | $1,245,325 (2.97%) |
| Ad valorem tax rate | $0.700613 per $100 valuation |
| Total debt secured by property taxes | $141,619,681 |
| Projected unassigned fund balance (end FY 2017) | $13,016,570 (12.89% of expenditures) |
| Sales‑tax revenue increase | $559,166 (2%) |
| Change in total revenues vs. FY 2016 | -$350,125 |
| Change in total expenditures vs. FY 2016 | -$6,702,535 (‑6.22%) |