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REVENUE DESCRIPTIONS, EVALUATIONS

AND PROJECTIONS

Other Revenues

Fines & Forfeitures are primarily revenues received by the City from the Court of Record for Class “C”
misdemeanor violations occurring within the City limits. Fines and forfeitures account for 4.42% of total
General Fund Revenue. Library fines are also included in this category of revenue.

Licenses & Permits revenue includes fees Licenses & Permits
charged by the City for business licenses and $3.0
permits for general construction activities. Fees
are charged for City inspection of electrical, $2.5
plumbing, and mechanical installations. A fee is $2.0
also charged for permits to drill natural gas wells.
Licenses and permits account for 4.56% of General Millions $1.5
Fund revenue for fiscal year 2018/2019. $1.0
$0.5

Service Charges include fees charged by the City $0.0
for public use of services or facilities. Charges to 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
developers for rezoning and plat review activities,
and the sale of maps, are also included in this category of revenues. The Park & Recreation Department
collects revenue from instructional classes, athletic events, public rentals, and sports tournaments. Ambulance
fees are generated from the Mobile Intensive Care Units currently servicing the City. The EMS Division of the
Fire Department coordinates the ambulance service for the City. The budgetary method for ambulance
revenues was changed during FY14/15. Ambulance revenue is now shown as a net revenue, when it was
previously reflected in gross revenue with an offsetting bad debt expense. Fees are established to recover
some of the actual costs of providing the service. Service charges revenue projections for 2018/2019
comprise 5.08% of General Fund revenue.

Intergovernmental revenue sources account for 11.40% of total General Fund revenues. The Utility Fund
reimburses the General Fund for a proportional share of operating costs that are absorbed by the General
Fund applicable to the water and sewer services of the City. The Park Corporation reimburses the General
Fund for indirect costs attributable to the Park Fund. The same is true for the General CIP funds, the Aquatic
Park Enterprise Fund, and the Crime Control & Prevention District Fund. This category also includes revenue
received from Haltom City, Watauga, and Richland hills for services provided as part of a consolidation of
detention and communications program.

Miscellaneous revenues consist primarily of investment income, grants, and reimbursements. These revenue
sources account for approximately 4.91% of total General Fund revenues.

Appropriations of Fund Balance consists of the authorized use of designated and undesignated reserves for
one-time, non-recurring expenditures. The fiscal year 2018/2019 budget does not include an appropriation of
fund balance.

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