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Manager’s Message

COUNCIL PRIORITIES
Each year, the City Council identifies community priorities that guide us in allocating the City’s resources. There were no
changes to the Council’s adopted priorities for FY 2020. Those priorities are:

The $265.4 million FY 2020 Adopted General Fund Budget and Business Plan will make strides toward these priorities as well
as other key issues facing the City, including:

1) Public Safety – Approximately $4.3 million in additional funding is being dedicated to Public Safety enhancements,
$1.4 million in Fire and $2.9 million in Police.
 Firefighter Academy Funding ($851,397)
 5 New Fire Positions ($310,421)
o 2 Fire Prevention K9 Positions
o 3 Fire Apparatus Operators (ARFF Unit)
 Fire Staffing Solution ($200,000)

 20 New Police Positions ($950,932)
o Investigative Support Officers (7 Police Officers and 1 Police Sergeant)
o 1 Police Officer (Community Support)
o 11 Police Sergeants (2016 COPS Grant Completion)
 Covert Operations Support ($111,720)
 Jail Support ($218,000)
 Taser Replacement & Maintenance ($246,675)
 Software Maintenance ($153,452)
 Police IT Projects ($1.1 million)

2) Opening New Facilities – $514,258 is budgeted for adding 6 new positions to staff the two new parks facilities
opening in FY 2020, the Mosaic and the Alpha Center. The state-of-the-art AISD Natatorium is also scheduled to
open in FY 2020, and through our partnership with the school district, we are adding 2 new positions in FY 2020
($48,372) to help operate the facility.

3) Maintaining Current Facilities – $194,748 in additional funding, including a new Master Plumber position,
has been added in FY 2020 to improve building conditions citywide. As part of our annual capital budgeting process,
$1 million was allocated annually for repairs and maintenance at our current facilities.

2020 Adopted Budget and Business Plan v City of Arlington, Texas