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positions is included in the Budget; however, funding was deferred until January 2019. Three vacant part-time
positions in the Fire Department’s Auxiliary City Fire Support Unit (ACFSU) are scheduled for elimination; two positions
are scheduled for October 1, 2018 and one is for January 1, 2019.
In the 2017-18 Budget, two Police Officer positions were added to the Police Department; filling of these positions was
contingent upon the City’s receiving a grant that would finance these positions for up-to three years; this grant was
not received.
Effective with the 2018-19 Budget, the City will no longer employ school crossing guards. The difficulty in hiring
competent and capable people for these positions coupled with increased workers’ compensation and liability costs
results in contracting these services.
New Services
No new services or programs are included in the 2018-19 Budget.
Special Projects
The 2017-18 Budget included expansion of the City’s street overlay program and the rebuilding of Benbrook streets by
transferring $100,000 from the Road Damage Fund. This special revenue fund was established to repair City streets
damaged from the transport of natural gas equipment and vehicles. Another transfer is included in the 2018-19 Budget.
CITY OF BENBROOK 2018-19 ANNUAL BUDGET
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