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CITY OF BENBROOK 2019-20 ANNUAL BUDGET

NON-DEPARTMENTAL

The 2019-20 Budget for Non-Departmental totals $1,483,621. This allocation is $63,633 MORE than the 2018-19 re-estimate of
$1,419,988. Funds are included in the 2019-20 Budget for continuation of current programs including: general office supplies; postage for
all City departments (funds for mailing the Benbrook Community Newsletter are included in contractual services); promotional supplies; City
Attorney contract; newsletter preparation and distribution; City Council, Planning and Zoning Commission, and other City-sponsored meeting
recording and broadcast; GFOA awards; mileage reimbursement for employees; meeting refreshments; liability, property, and firefighters
life insurance; dues and participation in Texas Municipal League, North Central Texas Council of Governments, and other City-wide
memberships; Employee Appreciation Event; City Boards and Commission Recognition Event; holiday fireworks event; Benbrook Heritage Fest;
operating expenses for the Senior Citizens Center, Household Hazardous Waste Program, and other environmental programs; hepatitis
vaccine; flu shots for employees; membership subsidy for BCC/YMCA; fuel and maintenance costs for three Staff vehicles and Senior Citizens
van; and operating expenses for the Benbrook Community Center/YMCA (these expenses are reimbursed by the YMCA as long as the YMCA
maintains a minimum number of members).

The Budget includes the scheduled re-distribution of $1,000,000 to Benbrook’s Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Fund; technically this expense is
classified as an expenditure and is not a transfer.

STAFF SERVICES DIVISION

The Staff Services Division is comprised of three departments: Finance, Information Technology, and Personnel. The Staff Services Division
performs all accounting, auditing, budgeting, cash management, personnel, data processing, information technology, purchasing, and risk
management functions in the City. Staff assists with receptionist and telephone duties. The Staff Services Division includes the following full-
time positions: Finance Director, Accounting Supervisor, Accounting Clerk, Information Technology Director, and Assistant Information Technology
Director, is funded through this division. A majority of the hardware and software costs for all General Fund departments are financed in the
Information Technology Activity.

The 2019-20 Budget for the Staff Services Division is $1,116,767. This allocation represents a decrease of $69,084 from the 2018-1- re-
estimate of $1,185,851. The net decrease is due to the elimination of the GIS part-time position and the upgrade of the IT infrastructure.

FINANCE

The Finance Activity is staffed by the Finance Director, the Accounting Supervisor and one Accounting Clerk. The Finance Activity's 2019-20
Budget allocation totals $548,474 for a net decrease of $27,103 from the 2018-19 re-estimate of $575,577.

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