Page 20 - City of Arlington FY19 Adopted Operating Budget

Budget In Brief

OTHER REVENUES – $82.7 MILLION, 32.4% OF GENERAL FUND REVENUES
Franchise Fees are paid by utilities for the use of City streets, alleys and property in providing utility service to citizens. These
revenues represent 14.9% of General Fund revenues in FY 2019, down from 15.7% in the FY 2018 budget. The electric utility
pays the most in franchise fees and is expected to pay $12.66 million in FY 2019. Other franchise fees include telephone, cable
television, garbage collection, and water and gas utilities.

Service Charges are collected by the City for the use of facilities or services. These include pool and recreation center fees,
various inspections and reviews conducted by City personnel, and transfers from other City funds to reimburse the General
Fund for services provided to those funds. In FY 2019, these revenues represent 6.4% of General Fund revenues, up from
6.3% in the FY 2018 budget.

Fines and forfeitures are obtained primarily from fines assessed by the City’s Municipal Court. In FY 2019, these revenues
represent 3.9% of General Fund revenues, down from 4.3% in the FY 2018 budget. The decline in this category is largely
attributable to a continuing trend of reductions in the number of citations issued.

Other revenue sources for the General Fund include interest, leases and rents, licenses and permits, and taxes on bingo, liquor,
and criminal justice. In FY 2019, these revenues represent 7.2% of General Fund revenues, down from 7.4% in the FY 2018
budget.

OTHER OPERATING FUNDS

Although each of the funds below is discussed in more detail in the following sections of the Adopted Budget, this section
provides a brief financial summary for each of the City’s operating funds in FY 2019.

 The Water Utilities Fund is proposing available resources (beginning balance, revenues, and net interfund transfers)
of $136.0 million and total expenditures of $135.0 million.
 The Storm Water Utility Fund is proposing available resources of $8.1 million and total expenditures of $7.7 million.
 The Convention and Event Services Fund is proposing available resources of $11.3 million and total expenditures
of $11.3 million.
 The Park Performance Fund is proposing available resources of $14.1 million and total expenditures of $14.0 million.
 The Street Maintenance Fund is proposing available resources of $24.2 million and total expenditures of $23.9 million.
 The Knowledge Services Fund (internal service fund) is proposing available resources of $2.4 million and total
expenditures of $2.4 million.
 The Fleet Services Fund (internal service fund) is proposing available resources of $6.6 million and total expenditures
of $6.6 million.
 The Information Technology Support Fund (internal service fund) is proposing available resources of $15.2 million
and total expenditures of $15.2 million.
 The Communication Services Fund (internal service fund) is proposing available resources of $11.5 million and total
expenditures of $11.0 million.
 The Debt Service Fund is proposing available resources of $54.9 million and total expenditures of $52.0 million.

2019 Adopted Budget and Business Plan 5 City of Arlington, Texas