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CITY OF BENBROOK 2019-20 ANNUAL BUDGET

intersections. The liability and workers’ compensation costs for these part-time employees was considerably higher than for other employees.
The contract was effective October 1, 2018.

Animal Control Activity

The Animal Control Activity is staffed by the Animal Control Officer and a part-time Animal Control Officer. The 2019-20 Budget for Animal
Control totals $138,613 for an increase of $14,966 over the 2018-19 re-estimate of $123,647.

The 2019-20 Budget includes funds for the cost-of-living adjustment for the Animal Control Officer. The Budget also includes funds for an
increase in health, dental, and life insurance premiums for this employee.

The Budget includes additional funds for vehicle supplies, maintenance, and repair; a replacement truck is budgeted in 2019-20 for Animal
Control and funded out of the Capital Asset Replacement Fund. Additional funds for utility costs are included for the new Animal Shelter
facility that opened in 2018-19.

FIRE DEPARTMENT

The Fire Department's 2019-20 Budget totals $3,843,782 for an increase of $289,736 from the 2018-19 re-estimate of $3,554,046. The
Fire Department is comprised of two activities: Fire Fighting and Emergency Medical Services (EMS). All personnel costs are included within
the Fire Fighting Activity even though all full-time employees are trained and certified as Firefighter Paramedics or Firefighter Emergency
Medical Technicians (EMT). The Fire Department is staffed by twenty-eight full-time employees and two part-time employees.

Fire Fighting Activity

The 2019-20 Fire Fighting Budget of $3,691,077 reflects an increase of $271,402 from the 2018-19 re-estimate of $3,419,675.

The 2019-20 Budget includes additional funds for the cost-of-living adjustment for the full-time employees of the Fire Department; this amount
is for salaries and for fringe benefits. The Budget includes funds for an increase in health, dental, and life insurance premiums for these
employees. Funds are also included in the Budget for scheduled merit increases and related increases in fringe benefits for eligible employees
in the Fire Department.

The 2018-19 Budget includes the purchase of an Opticom Traffic Light system for emergency vehicles, and sixteen Self Contained Breathing
Apparatus Bottles.

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