Overview
- City Council passed the amended budget and property tax rate on an 11-0 vote after the Prop Q failure created a $110 million gap.
- The plan trims spending across departments, including reductions proposed at EMS and fire and deep cuts to social-service contracts.
- Targeted investments were preserved for homelessness and crisis response, including new dollars for non-congregate shelters, EMS brownout mitigation, and the EMCOT mental-health team.
- The package taps more than $14 million from reserves and shifts funds within programs such as rapid rehousing, diversion services, and a bridge shelter.
- The new tax rate is 52.4017 cents per $100 of value, which the city says translates to about $105 more next year for the average Austin homeowner.