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PUBLIC SERVICES

DIVISION DESCRIPTION

The Public Services Division includes the following activities: Management Services, Street Maintenance, Parks
Maintenance, Support Services, and Engineering. Full-time positions include: Public Services Director, Street
Superintendent, Parks Superintendent, Fleet Services Superintendent, Building Maintenance Supervisor, Street
Crewleader, Parks Crewleader, Mechanic, Field Service Workers, City Engineer, and Public Improvements Inspector.

The Management Services Activity provides administrative support and supervision. The Street Maintenance Activity
maintains streets, drainage systems, and other major facilities. The Parks Maintenance Activity provides grounds
maintenance, landscaping services, and upkeep of athletic fields and other facilities. The Support Services Department
performs maintenance and repairs on City vehicles and for City buildings and facilities. The Engineering Activity
provides in-house engineering services and reviews engineering services provided by consultants.

The Division Summary page provides financial information for the Public Safety 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 for 2018-19.

The Public Services Division's total 2018-19 Budget is $4,065,179. This allocation is $452,845 less than the amount
asked for by the Public Services Director in the 2018-19 total request of $3,823,017. This total request includes
$3,636,304 for base budget expenditures and $881,720 for decision packages.

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 Matrix, 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 Public
Services 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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