San Antonio’s revenue gains are outpacing the growth in police and fire spending.
City Manager Erik Walsh will present a proposed $3.4 billion budget for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1 to City Council on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022.The city of San Antonio will spend less on police and fire protection next year — as a percentage of its overall budget — than it has in any year over the last decade.
The city would funnel 60.7 percent of its general fund to public safety under a proposed budget for fiscal year 2023, which begins Oct. 1.The city is looking at a $3.4 billion budget for the 2023 fiscal year — up from this year’s $3.1 billion. That includes a $1.5 billion general fund, an increase of 11 percent from this year; $1.2 billion for restricted funds like airport operations; and a $641 million capital budget for infrastructure improvements and other projects.
Eight years ago, city officials — looking to safeguard other basic services, such as streets, parks and senior centers — pledged to keep public safety spending below 66 percent of the general fund. Last year’s budget kept police and fire at 63.3 percent of the general fund, which is funded with sales and property tax revenue and contribution from city-owned CPS Energy and San Antonio Water System. Five years ago, it was 65 percent.includes pay raises that make San Antonio police officers the second-highest paid in Texas behind Austin.Projections for the city’s next budget have looked good all year.
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