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Smithville, Texas · FY2026 PROPOSED budget (not yet adopted) · city

Smithville — the money trail

$7,032,330

These are Smithville’s PROPOSED FY2025-26 figures — the city had not posted a separately-labeled ADOPTED budget when this was ingested (final adoption was set for a Sept 10, 2025 special meeting). Treat every figure as proposed, not final. The bars are the proposed General Fund ($7.0M); Smithville also runs a municipal electric utility, so its Utility Fund ($8.4M) is larger than the General Fund. These proposed departments add up to the proposed General Fund total exactly. Click any number to open the source. The pieces add up to the General Fund total exactly.

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General Fund (proposed) $7,032,330 · Utility — electric/water/sewer (proposed) $8,438,573 · 3,922 residents (2020)

Where the money goes — FY2026, General Fund

Police $1,872,325 · 26.6%

The Smithville Police Department.

source: City of Smithville FY2025-26 Proposed Budget (Version 3, Aug 20 2025), Fund summaries ↗

Solid Waste $1,389,936 · 19.8%

Trash and recycling.

source: City of Smithville FY2025-26 Proposed Budget (Version 3, Aug 20 2025), Fund summaries ↗

Administration $510,294 · 7.3%

City administration.

source: City of Smithville FY2025-26 Proposed Budget (Version 3, Aug 20 2025), Fund summaries ↗

Library $471,168 · 6.7%

The Smithville library.

source: City of Smithville FY2025-26 Proposed Budget (Version 3, Aug 20 2025), Fund summaries ↗

Street & Alley $458,286 · 6.5%

Streets and alleys.

source: City of Smithville FY2025-26 Proposed Budget (Version 3, Aug 20 2025), Fund summaries ↗

Parks & Recreation $450,310 · 6.4%

City parks.

source: City of Smithville FY2025-26 Proposed Budget (Version 3, Aug 20 2025), Fund summaries ↗

Recreation Center $422,759 · 6%

The rec center.

source: City of Smithville FY2025-26 Proposed Budget (Version 3, Aug 20 2025), Fund summaries ↗

Grants & Economic Development $339,954 · 4.8%

Grants and development.

source: City of Smithville FY2025-26 Proposed Budget (Version 3, Aug 20 2025), Fund summaries ↗

Airport $307,910 · 4.4%

The municipal airport.

source: City of Smithville FY2025-26 Proposed Budget (Version 3, Aug 20 2025), Fund summaries ↗

Enforcement / Inspections $222,598 · 3.2%

Code and inspections.

source: City of Smithville FY2025-26 Proposed Budget (Version 3, Aug 20 2025), Fund summaries ↗

Fire (volunteer — city contribution) $140,133 · 2%

Support for the volunteer fire department.

source: City of Smithville FY2025-26 Proposed Budget (Version 3, Aug 20 2025), Fund summaries ↗

Cemetery $134,429 · 1.9%

The city cemetery.

source: City of Smithville FY2025-26 Proposed Budget (Version 3, Aug 20 2025), Fund summaries ↗

Court $92,011 · 1.3%

Municipal court.

source: City of Smithville FY2025-26 Proposed Budget (Version 3, Aug 20 2025), Fund summaries ↗

Finance $83,614 · 1.2%

City finance.

source: City of Smithville FY2025-26 Proposed Budget (Version 3, Aug 20 2025), Fund summaries ↗

Animal Control $77,013 · 1.1%

Animal control.

source: City of Smithville FY2025-26 Proposed Budget (Version 3, Aug 20 2025), Fund summaries ↗

Community Service $59,590 · 0.8%

Community services.

source: City of Smithville FY2025-26 Proposed Budget (Version 3, Aug 20 2025), Fund summaries ↗

Worth knowing

Smithville owns its electric utility — the Utility Fund ($8.4M) is bigger than the General Fund.
These are PROPOSED figures; the adopted budget was not posted as a document when ingested.
The proposed property tax rate was $0.638952 per $100 — not confirmed as adopted.

Where these numbers come from

Every figure is from the City of Smithville FY2025-26 Proposed Budget (Version 3, Aug 20 2025) (Fund summaries), adopted proposed Aug 20, 2025. This is Smithville's own budget — set by Smithville City Council, not by the county (which no longer governs).