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BUDGET FORMAT

The total request provided for 2018-19 includes the base budget request and decision packages. The Division
Summary provides the number of full-time positions assigned to the Division. A Reconciliation and Decision Package
Summary is also included for each Division to document the changes made to the total request and to provide a listing
of all requested decision packages; decision packages are categorized as funded and as not-funded.

For each Activity (major work program) in each Division, an Activity Summary and Cost Center Summary are provided.
The Activity Summary provides a description of the responsibilities assigned and a listing of goals with corresponding
objectives and measurements. The Cost Center Summary provides financial data summarized at the character level
(personal services, supplies and materials, contractual services, repair and maintenance, and capital outlay). This data
is provided on an actual basis for 2015-16 and 2016-17; on a budget and estimated basis for 2017-18; and on a
department request and City Council adopted basis for 2018-19. The department request information provided for
2018-19 includes the base budget request and decision packages. The Cost Center Summary provides a Personnel
Summary that depicts the positions, salary ranges, and budgeted salaries for each of the Activity's positions.

Section Four (Debt Service Fund) provides detailed data on the City's Debt Service Fund. Tables, charts, and graphs
illustrate financial and statistical data for the City's principal and interest payments on bonded debt. Revenue and
expenditure information is summarized for ten years. Schedules are provided for issuance of general obligation bonds.
Only debt service requirements and obligations that are financed through property tax revenue are included in this
section.

Section Five (Appendix) serves as an appendix to the Budget Document and provides supplemental information to
assist the reader in understanding Benbrook's budget process, financial structure, role of citizen input on the Budget,
and Benbrook's relationship with other entities. This section includes the Budget Appropriations and Tax Rate
Ordinances, City-wide Goals and Objectives, descriptions for each of the City’s Boards and Commissions, a listing of
all Benbrook Neighborhood Associations, data on the Benbrook Cemetery, the Community Profile, and Benbrook's
Historical Background. The information for Benbrook’s Historical Background was excerpted from a more in-depth
report prepared by David R. Gattis, Benbrook's former Deputy City Manager. Section Five also includes a glossary of
terms found in the Budget Document as well as a listing and explanation of acronyms used in the 2018-19 Budget.

CITY OF BENBROOK 2018-19 ANNUAL BUDGET
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