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COMMUNITY PROFILE

The City has a zoning ordinance and award-winning comprehensive plan. Both the City's Comprehensive Annual
Financial Report and Annual Budget and Program Objectives are recognized for their excellence in reporting and
presentation by the Government Finance Officers Association. The City's bond rating is AA+ according to Standard
and Poors and Aa3 according to Moody's Investor Services.

PUBLIC SAFETY

Benbrook has one of the lowest crime rates in Tarrant County. Part I crimes per 1,000 population were 23.86;
Benbrook's big city neighbor, Fort Worth, had a rate of 49.27 per 1,000 population. The Benbrook Police Department
is headed by the Chief of Police and is staffed by the Commander, Lieutenants, Sergeants, Detectives, Corporals, Police
Officers, Police Services Supervisor, Administrative Manager, Communications Specialists, and Animal Control
Officer.

The Benbrook Fire Department is comprised of twenty-four full-time employees (Chief, Assistant Chief, Captains,
Lieutenants, Firefighter/Paramedics, and Firefighter/EMTs), part-time employees in the Auxiliary City Fire Support Unit
(ACFSU who are on call every third day), and volunteer firefighters who donate their time to Benbrook. The City of
Benbrook and the City of Fort Worth have a mutual aid agreement. Benbrook has a tanker truck assigned from Tarrant
County to assist in combating fires in unincorporated parts of the County. The Benbrook Fire Department provides
ambulance services to all of Benbrook. Effective October 1, 2006, the Fire Department also provides fire service to all
areas of Benbrook; prior to this date, the City of Fort Worth was contractually responsible for responding to fires in
North Benbrook. Benbrook’s fire insurance ISO rating is 2 and the CRS floodplain management rating is 6.

The Municipal Court convenes one day each month to render decisions on traffic fines and other misdemeanors; a
separate juvenile court is also offered once each month. The Judge and Magistrate are part-time employees.
Prosecutor duties are performed by the firm that provides City Attorney services. The Municipal Court Manager is a
full-time position and is assisted by the Deputy Court Clerk. The Benbrook Municipal Court became a court of record
in 2005.

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