Cedar Park utility fund: $44.3M revenue, $48.2M expenses; LCRA rate increases cited

Erica Solis summarized the utility fund for FY2027, saying, "Revenues are budgeted at $44,300,000 for 2027." She noted 2026 projected revenues of $42.4 million and said staff is using fund balance strategically for 2026. Solis attributed an estimated $100,000 water‑purchase adjustment to an LCRA rate increase and described $4.46 million in planned cash‑funded utility projects.

Solis said expenses are budgeted at $48.2 million, with contractual services, salaries and benefits, and transfers out (to debt service and capital projects) making up the major categories. The presentation emphasized the city's goal of financial stability while meeting residents' water needs and noted some enhancements, including an industrial pretreatment program and a solid‑waste coordinator position funded by the solid waste fund.