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GENERAL GOVERNMENT

DIVISION DESCRIPTION

The General Government Division performs all of the general administrative activities of the City. This Division is
comprised of the following departments: City Council, City Manager, City Secretary, and Non-Departmental. The
General Government Division, along with the Staff Services Division, provides the necessary support services for the
various line divisions. Positions funded in the General Government Division include: Mayor, City Councilmembers,
City Manager, Management Analyst, City Secretary, EMS Manager, and Deputy City Secretary.

The Division Summary page provides financial information for the General Government Division on an actual basis
for 2015-16 and 2016-17; on an adopted budget and twelve-month estimate basis for 2017-18; and on a department
request, decision package, total request, and adopted budget basis for 2018-19.

The General Government Division's total 2018-19 Budget is $2,304,213. This allocation is $592 less than the amount
requested by Department Heads in their 2018-19 total request of $2,304,806. This total request includes $2,304,806 for
base budget expenditure; no decision packages were requested.

A decision package is defined as any change in program emphasis, expenditure of funds, and/or allocation of personnel
or equipment which results in an increase or decrease in the current level of services. A decision package is used to:
add a new program, delete an existing program or function and replace it with a new or different function or program,
request expenditures that exceed the total appropriation for the previous year's (2017-18) budget, request additional
compensation for an employee or job classification, request an adjustment to the City's Classification and
Compensation Plan, and/or request funds for a new capital outlay.

The Division Reconciliation and Decision Package Summary provides a reconciliation of all changes made from the
total request to the adopted budget. This summary also provides a list of all decision packages requested for General
Government Activities. The list of decision packages categorizes the decision packages as funded or not-funded and
provides the allocation amount approved for each funded package.

CITY OF BENBROOK 2018-19 ANNUAL BUDGET
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