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budget. In any of the forecast years, the City may have the flexibility to decrease the property tax rate, enhance services,
issue additional debt, or provide a combination of the three depending upon the economic conditions and political
climate at that time. Of course, one adjustment in revenues, expenditures, or a combination of the two impacts that
year as well as all future years of the long-range financial forecast.

Expenditure projections included within the forecast do not reflect any service enhancements (additional employees,
new equipment, or program changes). The projections do include the replacement of existing equipment based on
past equipment replacement practices. Five police vehicles are scheduled for replacement in each of the forecast
years. The projects also include funds for the street overlay and street rebuilding programs for each year of the
forecast.

The 2018-19 Budget on which the Long-Range Financial Forecast is based is an atypical budget in that expenditures
for General Fund Departments reflect the addition of relatively few special projects. During the forecast period - as
Benbrook continues to grow in population, in business, and in industrial ventures and establishments - additional
personnel are required in these future forecast years to meet additional needs and requirements for public safety,
public works, and community development. These issues and other special needs that develop in each year of the
forecast are expected to be determined, reviewed, and approved as part of the annual budget process.

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