On Monday, July 19 the City of Brownwood released its proposed budget for fiscal year 2021/2022. The new fiscal year begins on October 1. The total budget is $36,088,926, an increase of 0.23% over the current year budget.
The budget includes a decrease in the ad valorem property tax rate, down 1.42%; an increase in water rates of 1.3%; and a projected increase in sales tax receipts of 9.3%. (Current year-to-date sales tax receipts are up 12.9%.)
In a letter accompanying the proposed budget, City Manager Emily Crawford stated “Our policy is to adopt a sound and fiscally conservative budget and to adhere to it closely during the budget year.”
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Brownwood City Council members approved two recommended appointments to leadership positions during their regularly held Council meeting on Tuesday, June 8, 2021.
Brownwood City Manager Emily Crawford presented her recommendations for appointing Marshal McIntosh as Deputy City Manager and Roland Soto as Parks and Recreation Director to the Council.
“With the retirements of Tim Airheart and Tommy Bell, there has been a ripple effect in multiple departments,” Crawford explained to Council. “We are fortunate to have qualified individuals who are ready and able to step-up into higher positions.”
Crawford recommended Marshal McIntosh be appointed to the newly created Deputy City Manager position. The Deputy City Manager position is designed to be a project-based position that takes on city-wide initiatives and works with all departments. McIntosh has been on the city team for seven years and most recently served as the Assistant Executive Director of the Brownwood Municipal Dev