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CITY OF BENBROOK 2019-20 ANNUAL BUDGET

GENERAL GOVERNMENT
DIVISION DESCRIPTION

The General Government Division performs all of the general administrative activities of the City. This Division is comprised of the following
departments: City Council, City Manager, City Secretary, and Non-Departmental. The General Government Division, along with the Staff
Services Division, provides the necessary support services for the various line divisions. Positions funded in the General Government Division
include: Mayor, City Councilmembers, City Manager, Management Analyst, City Secretary, Deputy City Secretary, and Administrative Clerk.

The Division Summary page provides financial information for the General Government Division on an actual basis for 2017-18; on an
adopted budget and twelve-month estimate basis for 2018-19; and on a department request, decision package, total request, and adopted
budget basis for 2019-20.

The General Government Division's total 2019-20 Budget is $2,624,360. This allocation is $295,758 more than the amount requested by
Department Heads in their 2019-20 total request of $2,328,602. This total request includes $2,328,602 for base budget expenditure; no
decision packages were requested, but a transfer of $250,000 was requested by City Council for the establishment of a Wall Repair Fund.

A decision package is defined as any change in program emphasis, expenditure of funds, and/or allocation of personnel or equipment which
results in an increase or decrease in the current level of services. A decision package is used to: add a new program, delete an existing
program or function and replace it with a new or different function or program, request expenditures that exceed the total appropriation for
the previous year's (2018-19) budget, request additional compensation for an employee or job classification, request an adjustment to the
City's Classification and Compensation Plan, and/or request funds for a new capital outlay.

The Division Reconciliation and Decision Package Summary provides a reconciliation of all changes made from the total request to the adopted
budget. This summary also provides a list of all decision packages requested for General Government Activities. The list of decision packages
categorizes the decision packages as funded or not-funded and provides the allocation amount approved for each funded package.

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