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Special Revenue Fund

Crime Control and Prevention District

FUND SUMMARY

FY2017 FY2018 FY2018 FY2019 Change from Adopted
Final Adopted Adjusted Adopted Amount %
Sales Tax 69,926,447 73,729,000 73,729,000 76,678,160 2,949,160 4.00%
Intergovernmental 5,019,633 5,330,459 5,330,459 5,679,404 348,945 6.55%
Use of Money & Property 328,079 189,305 189,305 28,350 (160,955) -85.02%
Other 452,556 217,238 217,238 318,900 101,662 46.80%
Transfer In 77,100 144,918 144,918 189,103 44,185 30.49%
Revenue $ 75,803,815 $ 79,610,920 $ 79,610,920 $ 82,893,917 $ 3,282,997 4.12%

Salaries & Benefits 40,067,268 38,693,679 37,558,679 37,334,603 (1,359,076) -3.51%
Gen Operating & Maintenance 18,395,177 18,895,531 18,330,531 16,788,574 (2,106,957) -11.15%
Transfer Out & Other 15,968,927 22,021,710 23,721,710 28,770,740 6,749,030 30.65%
Expenses $ 74,431,371 $ 79,610,920 $ 79,610,920 $ 82,893,917 $ 3,282,997 4.12%

FTE 344.17 348.17 4.00 1.16%

AP 376.00 380.00 4.00 1.06%

FUND PURPOSE AND GOALS
In the late 1980s, Fort Worth experienced double-digit increases in crime and had one of the highest crime rates
in the United States. In 1995, the citizens of Fort Worth voted to establish a Crime Control & Prevention District
(CCPD; the District), supported by a half cent sales tax for a five-year period, with the mission to enhance the Fort
Worth Police Department’s ability to provide quality service and to work in partnership with the community to
reduce crime and to create a safe environment for all. The District has since been renewed by voters in 2000,
2005, 2009, and 2014 for subsequent five-year periods.

Revenue from the ½ cent sales tax provides the necessary resources to effectively implement crime reduction
strategies pertaining to the following funding categories: enhanced enforcement; neighborhood crime
prevention; partners with a shared mission; recruitment and training; equipment, technology, and infrastructure.
These strategies include deploying officers to respond to emerging crime trends, supporting citizen participation
and crime prevention programs, replacing vehicles and equipment critical to crime control, increasing security at
schools, and providing an adequate number of officers throughout Fort Worth’s neighborhoods.

The Fund is administered by the Fort Worth Police Department, and is managed by a nine-member board of
directors that establishes the annual budget and policies, oversees expenditures, and evaluates programs funded
by the district. Each year, the board adopts a budget which is then submitted to the city council. The council
approves or rejects the budget as submitted by the CCPD board.

The CCPD maintains a comprehensive set of financial management policy statements that are administered by
city staff on behalf of the Crime Control & Prevention District. The aim of these policies is to ensure that financial
resources are available to meet the present and future needs through effective program planning for CCPD
revenue.

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