City of Midland

2025-2026 budget

Expenditures

Water & Sewer $98.4M
Fire & EMS $49.6M
Police $45.8M
Sanitation $32.0M
Garage $32.0M
Airport $27.9M
Engineering $26.2M
Debt Service $19.2M
Employee Benefits $17.3M
ITSD $12.5M
Parks & Recreation $12.4M
Other $87.6M
Total $460.9M

Revenues

Services, Rentals & Leasing $157.7M
Local Property Taxes $80.8M
Interfund Charges $80.7M
Sales Tax $65.0M
Franchise & Other Taxes $29.9M
Interest & Other Revenue $19.8M
Other $27.7M
Total $461.6M

*Expenditures and revenues are estimates.

bond debt at ’25 FYE

Total Owed Final Payment
Voter-approved bonds $65.4M 2048
Revenue-backed COs $276.4M 2045
Improvement & refunding bonds $86.9M 2044
Refunding bonds $514.9M 2050
Total $943.6M

Voter-approved bonds: Debt approved directly by Midland voters and issued to fund capital projects.

Revenue-backed COs: Certificates of obligation approved by the City Council and intended to be repaid primarily through specific city revenues rather than voter-authorized property-tax bonds.

Improvement & refunding bonds: Debt that both funded projects and refinanced existing obligations.

Refunding bonds: Debt issued to refinance or restructure older bonds.