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The Keller Police Department’s Crime Control and Prevention District budget will see a slight increase for fiscal year 2026-27.
Keller City Council approved the CCPD budget during the Aug. 4 meeting for $2.4 million, about $100,000 more than the current fiscal year.
The details: Keller Police Chief Brad Fortune said the total expenditures for the upcoming fiscal year are $2,406,721. The fiscal year for the city of Keller runs from Oct. 1 to Sept. 30, 2027, according to the city website.
Six new vehicles are also part of the proposed budget, including two Chevrolet Tahoes and two Dodge Durangos. The city will acquire one Chevrolet Traverse and one Chevrolet Equinox, as well. Additional equipment on the vehicles is $166,792, bringing the total to $439,792 for operations, according to the presentation.
A closer look: Technology improvements account for $401,031 of the CCPD budget. That includes a joint contract with Keller, Southlake and Colleyville for a computer-aided dispatch and record management system.
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