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CITY OF BENBROOK 2019-20 ANNUAL BUDGET

In 2008-09, Tarrant County provided $100,000 towards the replacement of two of the City’s three ambulances. In 2011-12, the County
paid $50,000 towards the replacement of one of Benbrook’s ambulances; the City provided $95,000 from the Capital Asset Replacement
Account. A grant of $50,000 was received to assist in replacing an ambulance in 2014-15 and again in 2015-16. The County contributed
$60,000 towards the replacement of an ambulance in 2017-18.

The provision of the County-owned brush truck and tanker to the Benbrook Fire Department allows the City to use this equipment in Benbrook
and within the unincorporated portions of the County.

Public Works Projects and Purchasing

Tarrant County assists the City of Benbrook with street overlay projects and allows the City to purchase supplies and equipment through the
County's Cooperative Purchasing Program.

CITY OF FORT WORTH

Since the City of Fort Worth and the City of Benbrook share common borders, it is often economical for both cities to join forces in an effort
to provide municipal services at the lowest rates possible. The City of Fort Worth and the City of Benbrook have shared the cost of rebuilding
border streets in previous years, and plan to continue this practice in the future. The cities of Benbrook and Fort Worth entered into a
contractual arrangement to provide mutual aid for fire services. Prior to 2006, the cities had a contract for Fort Worth to provide fire
protection services to North Benbrook.

Boundary Adjustment Between the City of Benbrook and the City of Fort Worth

History

In 1968, the City of Fort Worth and the City of Benbrook adopted an apportionment agreement allowing Fort Worth to annex a 10-
foot strip surrounding Benbrook. Minor adjustments to that boundary occurred in 1980, 1984, and 1987.

Following the initial 2005 meeting, the two cities approved a minor boundary adjustment to allow access to Skyline Ranch through
Benbrook. Benbrook also offered fire service to Skyline Ranch on an interim basis. The two cities also cooperated on an asphalt overlay
of Chapin Road, relocation of a Fort Worth sewer main in Mary’s Creek Drive, and a joint flood study of Mary’s Creek. Benbrook also
adjusted the right-of-way along Chapin Road.

Following the February 2005 meeting, representatives of the two cities negotiated off and on until Benbrook Staff prepared the initial
draft of the Joint Ordinance in 2009. Negotiations continued on an ongoing basis. In 2011, Fort Worth required that Benbrook hire a
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