The City of Brownsville’s FY 2015 adopted budget, approved on September 15 2014, outlines a total General Fund budget of $96.19 million balanced with a property tax rate of $0.700613 per $100 valuation. Revenues rise mainly from a 3.02% ($1.20 million) property‑tax increase and a 4.27% ($1.10 million) sales‑tax increase, while expenditures fall about 5.9% ($5.76 million) due to lower overtime, reduced workers‑comp costs and a cut in retirement contributions. The budget also shows $143.2 million of debt secured by property taxes and projects an unassigned fund balance of $11.76 million (12.23% of expenditures).
| Property tax revenue increase | $1,199,916 (3.02%) |
| Total debt secured by property taxes | $143,203,612 |
| General Fund total budget (revenues and expenditures) | $96,187,167 |
| Projected unassigned fund balance at end of FY 2014 | $11,761,630 (12.23% of expenditures) |
| Sales tax revenue increase | $1,102,800 (4.27%) |
| Total budget expenditures FY 2015 | $92,411,218 (5.92% decrease vs FY 2014) |
| Savings from overtime and workers‑comp reductions | $721,806 ($541,834 + $179,972) |