Case Study: City of Burnet achieves faster budgeting and streamlined management reporting with OpenGov

Burnet, Texas Streamlines Budgeting and Reporting With OpenGov

Burnet, Texas is a small city of about 6,077 residents with a $28.5 million annual budget and 110 employees managing services from public safety to utilities and an 18‑hole golf course. Despite a dedicated staff, the city struggled with a manual, Excel‑based budgeting process, an accounting system that couldn’t produce multi‑year or cross‑fund reports, and siloed departmental data—creating hours of clerical work, slow answers for council requests, and limited collaboration.

Burnet deployed OpenGov’s Budget Builder and reporting tools to centralize proposals, automate reconciliations, and publish interactive multi‑year financial and operational reports. The city cut clerical budgeting time by 50%, gave managers and councilmembers on‑demand access to cash, payroll, capital, and debt reports, and improved stakeholder engagement and decision‑making across departments.

City of Burnet

Connie Maxwell

Budget Director