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CITY OF BENBROOK 2019-20 ANNUAL BUDGET

LICENSES

The City of Benbrook charges electricians, plumbers, irrigators, and other building trade workers an annual licensing fee. The licensing fee is
used to monitor the people working in these areas and to ensure that these workers have the required builders’ bonds. Revenue from licenses
is projected to increase by $100 from the 2018-19 re-estimate of $1,300 to the 2019-20 projection of $1,400.

PERMITS AND FILING FEES

Builders, engineers, and developers pay the City a fee for the review and inspection of their projects. The fee is based on the City’s actual
cost of providing these services. Revenue from building permits is projected to decrease from the 2018-19 re-estimate of $648,800 to
$450,000 for 2019-20. Revenue from alarm permits, fire code permits, zoning filing, subdivision, and development inspection fees is projected
to remain relatively the same at the 2018-19 re-estimate amount in 2019-20.

FINES AND FORFEITURES REVENUE

Revenue that the City receives from fines and forfeitures (traffic and safety violations) is estimated to be $788,000 in 2019-20; this amount
is $57,000 over the 2018-19 re-estimate of $731,000. Revenue sources within this category include: municipal court fines, warrant fees,
defensive driving school fees, ticket dismissal fees, arrest fees, special expense fees, and miscellaneous fines and forfeitures. Most sources of
revenue from fines and forfeitures are projected to increase above the 2018-19 level in 2019-20.

USE OF MONEY AND PROPERTY REVENUE

Included within this category are interest earnings, building rentals, gas well permits, and miscellaneous uses of money and property. Revenue
for 2019-20 is projected to be $273,000; this total is $5,000 more than the amount estimated for 2018-19. Projected revenue for 2019-
20 includes $190,000 for interest on investments, $45,000 for gas well permits, and $38,000 for miscellaneous revenue.

REVENUE FROM OTHER AGENCIES

Revenue from Other Agencies includes the revenue from fire service contracts, reimbursement for Police Officer salary expense from the Fort
Worth Independent School District (FWISD), grants from Tarrant County, and other grants. Revenue for 2018-19 is re-estimated at $575,000
and is projected to decrease by $95,000 for 2019-20 to $480,000.

Both the 2019-20 projection and the 2018-19 re-estimate reflect reimbursement of salary expenses for two Police Officers assigned to
Western Hills High School and for one Police Officer assigned to Benbrook Middle School that opened in 2011. Revenue from Tarrant County
for the fire services contract is projected at $290,000 in 2019-20. Revenue from other agencies is projected at $10,000.

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