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bill and collect residential refuse and stormwater utility accounts. Because the BWA already bills these customers for
water and sewer service, an economies of scale is created that benefits the City, the BWA, and ultimately the citizens
of Benbrook. The current ILA includes a reimbursement rate from the City to the BWA of $0.4958 per bill. The City is
also assessed its proportionate share of credit card processing fees for residents who pay with credit cards.

When the BWA has a water or sewer line failure under a street, the BWA excavates the street and makes the line repair.
After the line repairs are completed, the BWA is responsible for restoring the damaged street. These street repairs are
commonly referred to as street cuts. In lieu of having the BWA contract with an outside contractor, the City repairs
street cuts through and ILA. An ILA has been in effect between the City and BWA since 2000. The repair cost included
in the most recent ILA is $8.91 per square foot. The BWA street cuts are approximately fifteen percent of the total street
cuts repaired by the City. Because of the economies of scale associated with the City completing the street cuts, the
repairs are easily absorbed into the City’s work load without significantly impacting operations.

Interlocal Agreements between City of Benbrook and City of Fort Worth

Benbrook is enjoying its 18 year in partnership with the Fort Worth Environmental Collection Center (ECC) to recycle
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hazardous household chemicals and wastes. The program provides Benbrook residents the opportunity to dispose of
paint, solvents, lawn and garden chemicals, automotive products, and other household hazardous waste products in
a proper manner. Benbrook holds collection events two times each year to attract large numbers of participants. Each
event averages approximately 150 households. Residents also have the option to take items directly to the Fort Worth
Environmental Collection Center; approximately 180 households participate each year. The City of Fort Worth charges
Benbrook on a per household basis; the current rate is $47.00 per household.

Since 1999, the City of Benbrook has contracted with the City of Fort Worth for the processing, shipping, and testing
of suspected rabid animals. When services are needed, specimens are transported to the City of Fort Worth Animal
Control Office to pack and ship the specimen to the laboratory. The results are returned directly to the Benbrook
Animal Control Officer. The current cost is $200 per animal. On average, six animals are tested each year.

Interlocal Agreements and Contract between City of Benbrook and Tarrant County

Tarrant County Precinct Number One has assisted the City of Benbrook with its annual street overlay program for over
twenty years. Under the ILA, the County furnishes labor and equipment necessary to overlay various streets
throughout Benbrook with two inches of asphalt. The City pays for the asphalt, prepares the streets for overlay, and
provides traffic control.
CITY OF BENBROOK 2018-19 ANNUAL BUDGET
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