How Manor is run
Who runs Manor, what it costs, and where your money goes
The city manager, council pay, the budget, your property tax bill and who provides each service, from Manor's own public documents. Every number links to its source and says which year it describes. Checked Oct 10, 2026.
Who runs Manor
A city manager appointed by the council runs the city day to day as its chief administrative officer. The council of seven, including the mayor, passes laws, sets policy and adopts the budget.
What they are paid
- Council travel budget: $25,000 (FY2027)
- Council education budget: $21,000 (FY2027)
Manor city staff
156 full-time-equivalent positions, including Police 56, Water 12, Wastewater 10, Parks 13, Development services 12, Streets 10. FY2026-27 budget. Budgeted positions, including the seven council seats. 123.5 positions were filled. City of Manor
The budget lists positions by department and salary totals, but not pay by job. Texas has no statewide city pay database. We name pay only for elected officials and the city manager.
Is Manor in the red?
Cities must pass a balanced budget, so "profit" and "deficit" mean something different here. The useful questions: does the city's everyday money (the general fund) cover its everyday costs, how much does it keep in savings compared with its own target, and how big are its pension and debt bills.
Savings
Unassigned general fund balance: $21.4M (2024-09-30). City of Manor · Jul 31, 2025
Why we skip the "budgeted deficit": many cities plan to dip into savings, then spend less than planned. The audited result tells you what really happened.
Where the money comes from and goes
The general fund only: the city's everyday money for FY2026-27.
Comes from
- Property taxes (current year)$15.2M · 54%
- Sales tax (city share)$4.3M · 15%
- Trash collection charges$2M · 7%
- Development permits and fees$2M · 7%
- Interest income$1.9M · 7%
- Court fees$581,200 · 2%
- Other (franchise fees, Capital Metro funds, police fees, misc.)$1.8M · 7%
Goes to (FY2026-27)
- Police$9.6M · 35%
- Streets and trash collection$4.9M · 17%
- Administration$3.3M · 12%
- Development services$2.2M · 8%
- Parks$1.9M · 7%
- Information technology$1.6M · 6%
- Finance$1.5M · 5%
- Other (economic development, municipal court, council, human resources, engineering)$2.9M · 10%
Your property tax bill: who gets it
Of the city, county and school tax rate a Manor homeowner pays, about 37 cents per dollar goes to the city. Other districts not in these files, such as the fire district, may also tax the property. For FY2026-27 the city adopted a rate of 84.7548 cents.
37¢
of each property-tax dollar goes to the city of Manor
- Manor ISD (schools)Operations 0.7113 plus debt 0.37011.0814 · 47%
- Travis County0.375845 · 16%
- City of Manor (operations)0.510346 · 22%
- City of Manor (debt)0.343354 · 15%
- Total ($ per $100 of taxable value)2.310945
2025 tax year (FY2025-26) rates for a home in the city of Manor (Travis County): city, county and school district. Texas Comptroller · Jan 28, 2026
See what a Manor house pays, line by line →Who provides your services
Not everything in Manor is run by the city. Who provides a service decides whose budget pays for it and whose election decides it.
- PoliceThe cityManor Police DepartmentCity of Manor
- Water (some neighborhoods)Another agencyManville UtilitiesSome city sewer and trash customers get their water from Manville.City of Manor
- City streetsThe cityCity of Manor Street DepartmentCity of Manor
- ParksThe cityCity of Manor ParksCity of Manor
- Municipal courtThe cityManor Municipal CourtCity of Manor
Compared with similar cities
The cities in this state closest in population that we cover. Read it for scale, not as a ranking: cities provide different services.
| Per city | Live OakTX | ManorTX | BenbrookTX | FateTX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 16,426 | 23,070 | 24,279 | 29,007 |
| Top administrator's base pay | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | $255,003 | Not confirmed |
| Council member pay | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | $1,200 | Not confirmed |
| General fund per resident | $1,288 | $1,207 | $1,097 | $657 |
| Debt per resident | $1,241 | $3,378 | $815 | $1,694 |
| Unfunded pension per resident | $399 | $40 | $213 | $-11 |
| City staff per 1,000 residents | 7.4 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 3.6 |
Figures as shown in each city's section, divided by its population. Years differ by state, and pension figures are measured differently in each state (each city page says how).
What Manor publishes
What a resident can find online today. A "no" is something you can ask the council to publish.
- No: City manager's contract findable onlineWe found no city manager contract on the city website or in recent council packets. The budget does not list his salary. City of Manor
- Yes: Meeting videos and minutes online City of Manor
- Partly: Council pay stated in a public documentThe budget shows $222,000 for council salaries in total. We found no per-member amount. City of Manor
Questions to ask your council
- Unassigned general fund reserves were $21.4 million on September 30, 2024, more than that year's $19.4 million in general fund spending. What reserve level does the council aim to keep, and how is the rest used?
- Bonds outstanding were $77.9 million on September 30, 2024, and a Series 2026 certificates of obligation issue was on the council agenda. Which projects will the new debt pay for, and how will it be repaid?
- Property taxes bring in $15.2 million of the $27.8 million FY2026-27 general fund. How much of that growth comes from new construction rather than higher values on existing homes?
- Development permits and fees are budgeted at $1,968,500 for FY2026-27. How would the general fund adjust if growth slows?
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