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CITY OF BENBROOK 2019-20 ANNUAL BUDGET

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DIVISION DESCRIPTION

The Community Development Division includes three Activities: Management Services, Planning and Zoning, and Inspections and is currently
staffed by the following positions: Assistant City Manager, City Planner, Assistant City Planner, Building Official, Combination Inspector, and
Development Coordinator.

The Community Development Division performs planning and zoning, community development, and inspections for the City of Benbrook. The
Assistant City Manager, as the Community Development Director, works with the Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Development
Corporation to coordinate economic development and to attract new business investment to Benbrook. The City Planner and the Assistant City
Planner coordinate planning and zoning projects, assist developers, and provide administrative support to the Assistant City Manager and
Planning and Zoning Commission. The Inspections Activity performs permitting and inspection services.

The Division Summary page provides financial information for the Community Development 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 Community Development Division's total 2019-20 Budget is $854,443. This allocation is $16,713 over the amount asked for by the
Assistant City Manager in the 2019-20 total request of $837,730. This total request includes $835,137 for base budget expenditures and
$2,593 for decision packages.

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 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 Community Development 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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