Page 59 - Mansfield 2019 Operating Budget

Expected population increases create the need for housing stock, infrastructure, and retail
development. In the last decade of 2001 to 2010, the City added some 32,000 residents,
1990’s decade the City added 10,000 residents. The population growth in the last two
decades has been robust. The expected population increase over the next decade is 23,423
persons.

Capital Improvements

General Fund Improvements: $136,804,150
Water & Sewer Fund Improvements: $61,156,633

Most of the General Fund improvements are for the improvement of the City’s street
infrastructure. General Fund improvements will be funded through the capital markets.
The Water and Sewer Fund’s significant improvements are attributable to the expansion
of the treatment facility. The Water and Sewer Fund improvements will be funded
through a combination of the capital markets and cash. Impact fees are a significant
resource used to offset the costs of these future improvements and will be used as they
are collected over the next ten years for both activities.

Service Improvements & Operating Equipment

General Fund Personnel $8,658,065

Management has placed a priority on funding positions for the Public Safety Department.
The Water and Sewer Fund expects to maintain existing levels of service personnel over
the next decade. Most of the equipment is for the replacement and addition to the Public
Safety vehicle inventory. The City will work to fund operating equipment on a year-by-
year basis. Typically, equipment is funded at approximately $1,000,000 per fiscal year.

General Fund FTE

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