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CITY OF SAGINAW
GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES
2018-2019

GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE

GOAL: To improve the quality of life for all citizens by providing municipal services in a timely, efficient, professional and
fiscally responsible manner.
City FY 2017-2018 FY 2017-2018 FY 2018-2019
Strategy Department Goal Department Achievement Department Goal
Adopted a property tax rate $0.471800
Adopt a tax rate that allows us to maintain that generated the property tax revenue Adopt a tax rate that allows us to maintain
current services and staffing levels. sufficient to fund operations, as well as, current services and staffing levels.
debt service payments.

Continue to offer competitive salary and Raised the TMRS contribution rate to Continue to offer competitive salary and
Maintain service benefits in order to hire and retain quality be more consistent with surrounding benefits in order to hire and retain quality
and staffing employees in all departments. employees in all departments.
levels and similar sized cities.

Negotiated medical and dental
Control the cost of employee health insurance rates, resulting in a 1% Control the cost of employee health
insurance by continuing to take decrease in medical insurance and insurance by continuing to take
competitive bids for these services and a two year price guarantee for dental competitive bids for these services and
evaluate plan options. evaluate plan options.
insurance.
Seek alternate Participate with BNSF for railroad crossing This project was completed. Participate with Tarrant County for Bailey
sources of upgrades at East McLeroy Boulevard. Boswell Overpass project.
funding and use
interlocal
agreements to Use Water Impact Fees to construct the Used Water Impact Fees to construct the
increase levels South Hampshire 16" water line and the South Hampshire 16" water line. Began Use Water Impact Fees to design the
of service or Saginaw Boulevard 12" water line. construction of the Saginaw Boulevard 12" Saginaw Boulevard 16" water line Phase2.
cost savings water line using Water Impact Fees.

Add to General Fund Emergency Add to General Fund Emergency
Maintain Reserves and Enterprise Fund Emergency Maintained Emergency Reserves at the Reserves and Enterprise Fund Emergency
required level.
adequate Reserves as required. Reserves as required.
reserve funds to
operate the city
in case of a
financial
emergency Maintain Moody's rating of Aa3 and Maintained Moody's and Standard and Maintain Moody's rating of Aa3 and
Standard and Poor's rating of AA Stable Poor's ratings. Standard and Poor's rating of AA Stable

Maintain and Partner with Tarrant County for spot
upgrade the repairs along South and North Knowles, Completed street rehabilitation on Partner with Tarrant County for
City's Palomino, Bluebonnet, Belmont, and spot
reconstruction of Anderson Street and
and the reconstruction of portions of
infrastructure to Palomino Drive, Bluebonnet Street, and repairs along Knowles using City materials spot repairs along East and West Mceroy.
assure quality Belmont Street. and Tarrant County work crews.
services

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