Page 28 - Saginaw FY19 Annual Budget

CITY OF SAGINAW

BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
2018-2019

 Data processing expenses related to municipal court and the police ticket writer system
will be moved to the General Fund from the General Escrow Fund. The cost of the
ticket writer/court system has increased at a higher rate than the fees collected for court
technology. The annual replacement of ticket writers will continue to be funded in the
General Escrow Fund with fees collected from citations.

 The Fire Department will replace 24 Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) for a
cost of $314,800.

 A Rescue vehicle will be replaced in the Fire Department, $65,000. The current vehicle
will be repurposed for use in the Water/Wastewater Department.

 The malfunctioning traffic pre-emption device will be replace at the McLeroy/Blue Mound
Road intersection $4,500.

 The Fire Department will replace 5 sets of bunker gear ($20,000) with a grant received
from the Tarrant County Emergency Services District.

 An additional firefighter position is added ($79,912) in FY18/19. The position is
budgeted to begin in December.

 The City is currently transitioning to a new public safety radio system. The annual
subscription cost to operate in the regional system is included in the Police and Fire
Department’s budgets for a total of $61,850. The City will receive two grants from
Tarrant County for a total of $25,000 to help offset this cost.

 A full year of funding is included in the Police Department for staffing changes made in
FY 17/18. A dispatcher was added and a part time records clerk was made full time.

 An additional School Resource Officer is added for next year ($90,033) and will be 50%
funded by Eagle Mountain-Saginaw School District. The additional officer will allow both
middle schools in the City to have and SRO.

 An additional Jailer is added to the Police Department ($62,794). The position will
enable Police Officers to spend more time patrolling the City and less time on jail
administration.

 The Police Department’s budget includes an increase of $10,125 for the replacement of
15 body worn cameras.

 The criminal investigation analysis budget is increased by $9,000 due to the increase in
lab costs. The increase will enable the department to prosecute more misdemeanor
drug cases.

 There is an increase of $14,500 for the 911 system software upgrade.

 $10,000 is included in the Police Department’s budget to replace the interview room
recording equipment. The current equipment is not reliable and replacement will enable
us to use the same system as the body worn camera and mobile video recording
equipment.
28