FORT WORTH, Texas - The City of Fort Worth approved a $2.79 billion budget on Wednesday. The budget includes pay raises for first responders and minimum wage city employees. It also includes bringing MedStar ambulances in as a city service.

The council kept the city’s property tax rate at 67.25 cents per $100 valuation. The owner of a $300,000 home with a homestead exemption would pay $1,614 in city property taxes. The city estimates this will translate to a $65 increase for the average Fort Worth homeowner.

Amid slowing property value increases and declining revenues, Fort Worth is staying the course in its fiscal year 2025 budget.

Dallas residents will have a lower tax rate and higher utility fees after the City Council approved the largest budget in the city’s history on Wednesday. The unanimously approved $4.97 billion spending plan goes into effect Oct.