DALLAS — Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert unveiled the proposed balanced budget for fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27 to the Mayor and City Council on Friday.

The plan totals $5.2 billion, an increase from this year’s $4.97 billion budget.

The General Fund, which covers core city services, is set at $1.97 billion, up 3.2% or $61.6 million from last year. Most of the increase is earmarked for the Dallas Police Department and Dallas Fire-Rescue. The budget includes a pay raise for police starting at $81,232 a year, which is one of the highest salaries in the region.

City officials faced significant challenges preparing the budget, as Dallas grapples with a lower-than-expected sales tax revenue report, an increase in home appraisal appeals and a voter-approved mandate to hire

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