Liberty Hill Council Approves Funding to Hire First City Engineer, Supporting Staff
Liberty Hill City Council approved a fiscal year 2026 budget amendment at its March 25 meeting, allowing new staff to start before fiscal year 2027. The amendment funds five engineering positions, and the council also approved funding for a dedicated IT specialist; city documents anticipate about $680,000 in annual costs for the six new positions and roughly $900,000 in yearly engineering savings.
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What to know
Council amended the fiscal year 2026 budget so the new staff can start before fiscal year 2027. [1]
The five engineering positions are a city engineer, two project engineers, a GIS analyst and a construction inspector. [1]
A dedicated information technology specialist was also funded. [1]
City documents anticipate about $680,000 annually for the six new positions, saving roughly $900,000 per year in engineering costs. [1]
Council also approved a $270,000 contract with Freese and Nichols to develop the city's first engineering design manual. [1]
Go to the source
- SOURCE 01 / PUBLISHED REPORTINGLiberty Hill to establish city's first engineering department, overhaul design standards | Leander - Liberty Hill | Community Impact ↗Community Impact / KXANRead on Sep 8, 2026. Source publication date: Mar 30, 2026.
The story so far
- Liberty Hill Council Approves Funding to Hire First City Engineer, Supporting Staff — reviewed version 97a5891d
- Liberty Hill Council Approves Creation of First Engineering Department — reviewed version 454b1e09
- Liberty Hill Council Approves Creation of First Engineering Department — reviewed version 06b67cd0
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