Page 52 - Grapevine FY19 Operating Budget

Services are budgeted at $11.6 million and represent a $867,000 increase from the FY18 budget.
Professional services, defined as services that by their nature can be performed by persons or
firms with specialized skills and knowledge who are non-City employees, represents the largest
segment of the category, at $4.5 million for FY19. Utility costs (electricity/gas/water/telephone)
represent the second-largest segment at $2.7 million, and represent an increase of $70,000 over
the previous year. Actual expenditures in FY18 are estimated to total $10.6 million, and
represent a decrease of -9.8% from FY18. Expenditures for services account for 13% of General
Government expenditures.

SERVICES FY-2013 FY-2014 FY-2015 FY-2016 FY-2017 FY-2018
GENERAL FUND

Expenditures $8,872,413 $9,567,829 $1,003,364 $11,538,851 $11,822,483 $10,666,954
Increase / (Decrease) $777,058 $695,416 ($8,564,465) $10,535,487 $283,632 ($1,155,529)
% Change 9.6% 7.8% -89.5% 1050.0% 2.5% -9.8%

Insurance Costs, which include property, casualty and health insurance, are budgeted at $8.8
million, and represent a decrease of $3.7 million from the FY18 General Government budget, as
costs for non-General fund employees are now accounted within their respective operating funds.
Property and casualty (P&C) expenditures are budgeted at $1.8 million, an increase of $200,000
(13%) from the prior year. The increase is due to the newly Public Service Building which
opened in August 2017. Actual P&C expenditures in FY18 are estimated at $1.6 million and
represent an increase of $302,000 (22%) from the prior year.

Health insurance costs, which include medical, dental, vision, and life coverage, is budgeted at
$14 million and represent an increase of $2 million from the FY18 budget. Actual costs for
FY18 are estimated at $12.5 million, and represents a projected decrease of $2.5 million from the
previous year. Risk Management continues to actively monitor trends and patterns in healthcare
in an attempt to improve plan offerings to employees and to lower costs.

HEALTH INSURANCE FY-2013 FY-2014 FY-2015 FY-2016 FY-2017 FY-2018
GENERAL FUND

Expenditures $7,248,481 $8,063,163 $9,424,122 $12,428,033 $15,109,232 $12,551,510
Increase / (Decrease) $195,908 $814,682 $1,360,959 $3,003,911 $2,681,199 ($2,557,722)
% Change 2.8% 11.2% 16.9% 31.9% 21.6% -16.9%

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