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Financial Transparency

The City of Amarillo is committed to building trust through open and accessible financial reporting. This page serves as a central resource for residents to explore key financial data, including budget information, check registers, and other important financial documents. 

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    Amarillo, TX 79101
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Financial Transparency Overview

Page in Progress

This page is part of the City of Amarillo’s ongoing commitment to financial transparency. While still under construction, it currently includes select financial documents and data—and additional resources will continue to be added and refined over time.

We appreciate your patience as we expand and improve this page to provide a more complete and accessible view of how public funds are managed.

Meaningful transparency fosters greater accountability. The City of Amarillo recognizes that every tax dollar represents the hard work of its residents. To maintain open and honest communication with the public, the City is committed to publishing clear and timely information about how those dollars are spent.

Monthly check registers for the City’s pooled “Pool” bank account will be posted following the completion of full bank reconciliations. In addition, detailed bank account ledgers—showing expenditures, revenues, and fund information—will be made available on a quarterly basis. Any confidential or sensitive information will be redacted in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.

City of Amarillo Check Registers

The City of Amarillo’s check register reports provide a monthly record of all financial transactions processed through the City’s financial software. These reports are published after the monthly bank account reconciliation is complete.

Check Register reports exclude wire transfers, deposits, and transactions related to the following entities:

  • Amarillo Economic Development Corporation (AEDC)

  • Amarillo Chamber of Commerce

  • Amarillo-Potter Venue District

  • Amarillo Hospital District (AHD)

  • Amarillo Local Government Corporation (LGC)

  • Amarillo Health Facilities Corporation (AHFC)

To request financial information for any of the excluded entities, please submit a Public Information Request.

2026 June COA Check Register
2026 May COA Check Register
2026 April COA Check Register

The City of Amarillo uses multiple bank accounts to manage public funds responsibly and in compliance with state and federal guidelines.

The City Pool Account handles the majority of citywide financial transactions. In addition, the City maintains specialized accounts for specific purposes, including:

  • Hotel Occupancy Tax – COA Project HOT Revenue

  • State HOT Project

  • State Sales Tax Revenue

  • Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

  • Housing Assistance

  • Home Investment Partnership

  • APD Seized Property

  • Federal APD Seizures

  • Family Self Sufficiency

  • Payroll

  • Debt Service Account 1

  • Debt Service Account 2

  • Contractor Escrow

  • PFC Collections

  • Flex Plan

  • Workers’ Compensation

  • Opioid Settlement

Most of these accounts have limited or no check-writing activity. Some may also include sensitive or confidential information that cannot be publicly disclosed. For more information about any of these accounts, you may submit a Public Information Request.

Quarterly Account Register for Pool Fund

The City of Amarillo’s quarterly account register for pool funds reports provide a quarterly record of all financial transactions processed through the City’s financial software. These reports are published after the quarterly bank account reconciliation is complete.

To request financial information for any of the excluded entities, please submit a Public Information Request.

1st Quarter - Account Register Pool Fund - JAN to MAR 2026
4th Quarter - Account Register Pool Fund - Oct to Dec 2025
3rd Quarter - Account Register Pool Fund - July to Sept 2025
2nd Quarter - Account Register Pool Fund - APRIL to JUNE 2025
1st Quarter - Account Register Pool Fund - JAN to MAR 2025

The City of Amarillo uses multiple bank accounts to manage public funds responsibly and in compliance with state and federal guidelines.

The City Pool Account handles the majority of citywide financial transactions. In addition, the City maintains specialized accounts for specific purposes, including:

  • Hotel Occupancy Tax – COA Project HOT Revenue

  • State HOT Project

  • State Sales Tax Revenue

  • Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

  • Housing Assistance

  • Home Investment Partnership

  • APD Seized Property

  • Federal APD Seizures

  • Family Self Sufficiency

  • Payroll

  • Debt Service Account 1

  • Debt Service Account 2

  • Contractor Escrow

  • PFC Collections

  • Flex Plan

  • Workers’ Compensation

  • Opioid Settlement

Most of these accounts have limited or no check-writing activity. Some may also include sensitive or confidential information that cannot be publicly disclosed. For more information about any of these accounts, you may submit a Public Information Request.

component unit account registers

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City of Amarillo: Property Taxes Rebated Per Year by Agreement Type 

Overview 

The chart shows the dollar amounts of property taxes rebated per year over the last five fiscal years, broken down by agreement type. There were no Chapter 380 property tax rebates in the first two years listed. The total amount increased slightly each year, with a more significant increase in the most recent year. 

Values 

Numerical values presented on the image: 

 

Fiscal Year 2020/2021 

Fiscal Year 2021/2022 

Fiscal Year 2022/2023 

Fiscal Year 2023/2024 

Fiscal Year 2024/2025 

Chapter 311 

$533,080 

$547,426 

$574,947 

$591,249 

$821,350 

Chapter 380 

$0 

$0 

$37,387 

$39,172 

$61,013 

Presentation 

The bar chart shows the amount of property taxes rebated in the past five fiscal years, broken down by agreement type. The horizontal axis shows each of the past five fiscal years and the vertical axis shows the dollar amount rebated. For each fiscal year there is vertical column, comprised of two stacked columns, each of which representing the different agreement types. 

City of Amarillo: Number of Tax Abatements Granted Per Year 

Overview 

The chart shows the number of businesses that received a tax abatement from the City of Amarillo in the past five fiscal years. The 2020/21 and 2021/22 fiscal years each had four active abatements, 2022/23 had five, and 2023/24 and 2024/25 each had seven. 

Values 

Numerical values presented on the image: 

 

Fiscal Year 2020/2021 

Fiscal Year 2021/2022 

Fiscal Year 2022/2023 

Fiscal Year 2023/2024 

Fiscal Year 2024/2025 

Active Abatements Per Year 

4 

4 

5 

7 

7 

Presentation 

The bar chart shows the number of businesses that received a tax abatement from the City of Amarillo in the past five fiscal years. The horizontal axis shows each of the past five fiscal years and the vertical axis shows the number of active abatements each year. Each year has one column, with the height indicating number of active abatements in that year.

Amount of Taxes Abated Per Year 

Overview 

The chart shows the dollar amounts abated over the past five fiscal years from Chapter 312 tax abatement agreements. Each fiscal year shows a larger dollar amount abated, with minor growth over the first three years, a higher increase in the fourth year, and minor growth again in the fifth year. 

Values 

Numerical values presented on the image: 

 

Fiscal Year 2020/2021 

Fiscal Year 2021/2022 

Fiscal Year 2022/2023 

Fiscal Year 2023/2024 

Fiscal Year 2024/2025 

Taxes Abated by City of Amarillo 

$510,061 

$623,017 

$679,849 

$965,261 

$1,143,899 

Total Abated by All Entities Including City of Amarillo 

$1,569,512 

$1,926,332 

$2,103,099 

$2,884,936 

$2,959,496 

Presentation 

The bar chart represents the amount of taxes abated over the past five fiscal years. The horizontal axis shows each of the past five fiscal years and the vertical axis shows the dollar amount abated. The bar representing taxes abated by the City of Amarillo is sightly offset to the side of the bar representing the amount abated by all participating tax entities for each fiscal year. This shows that the amount abated by the City of Amarillo is a part of the total amount abated by all entities.

City of Amarillo: Taxes Rebated Per Year by Type 

Overview 

This chart shows the dollar amounts rebated by the City of Amarillo from economic development incentive agreements over the past five fiscal years. Each year is broken down by rebate type, including property tax rebates, hotel occupancy tax rebates, and sales tax rebates. Each fiscal year shows a slight increase in total dollars rebated, with a more drastic increase in the most recent fiscal year. 

Values 

Numerical values presented on the image: 

 

Fiscal Year 2020/2021 

Fiscal Year 2021/2022 

Fiscal Year 2022/2023 

Fiscal Year 2023/2024 

Fiscal Year 2024/2025 

Property Tax Rebates 

$533,080 

$547,426 

$612,334 

$630,421 

$882,363 

Hotel Occupancy Tax Rebates 

$686,747 

$753,112 

$794,828 

$871,423 

$808,348 

Sales Tax Rebates 

$0 

$21,046 

$55,528 

$45,881 

$368,716 

 

Presentation 

The bar chart represents the amount rebated by the City of Amarillo for each type of tax rebate over the past five fiscal years. The horizontal axis shows each of the past five fiscal years and the vertical axis shows the dollar amount rebated. The different rebate types are stacked vertically in each fiscal year, with the height representing the total dollar amount rebated.