Page 43 - Grapevine FY20 Approved Budget

Short-term initiatives for the upcoming year

They FY20 budget reflects the City’s response to changes in the environment in which it operates
and of the key initiatives that guided its development. These initiatives reflect the choices for the
fiscal year and are consistent with the City’s long-term policies.

Continue to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery
Funding is provided for the ninth year of Next Generation Leadership (NGL) program. The
program provides customer service and leadership development training to employees throughout
the organization. All employees are required to attend a Business Culture Guiding Values training
session in which participants are introduced to the
Grapevine method of (1) How We Treat People; (2) How
We Lead Our Employees; (3) How We Manage Our
Resources; (4) How We Make Decisions; and (5) How We
Confront Challenges.

A major program enhancement for FY20 is the change to
Even Years Continuing Education / Odd Years New Class.
This allows us to provide continuing leadership education
to people who have already completed NGL – the alumni. The first year of continuing education
for NGL alumni will begin in 2020. There will 3-4 continuing education opportunities provided in
2020. Previous classes have implemented capstone projects designed to increase efficiency and
effectiveness throughout the organization.

Continue to explore new ways to combat spiraling health care costs
Health insurance costs are estimated at $14.9 million for FY20, an increase of $60,000 over the
previous year. The FY20 budget continues funding for programs geared toward reducing health
care cost by developing proactive approaches for assessment and prevention. Programs include
Airrosti, Naturally Slim, FitBits, Weight Watchers at Work, and financial incentives for smoking
cessation. Also included is the popular Lunch and Learn series, which covers a wide variety of
topics to promote health and wellness.

Continue to use excess reserves to invest in “Quality of Life” capital projects
The City Council has adopted the policy of maintaining a 20% fund balance in the General Fund.
All reserves in excess of the 20% threshold are to be transferred to the Quality of Life CIP fund at
fiscal year-end. The FY20 budget projects excess reserves of $3 million to be transferred to the
Quality of Life CIP fund at fiscal year-end. To date, the General fund has made contributions in
excess of $47 million to the fund.

Continue to enhance tourism by promoting Grapevine as a “destination”
With the establishment of the CVB Incentives fund in 2015, the monies collected by the 1%
addition to the hotel/motel occupancy tax are segregated from other CVB funds and restricted for
use to attract new group business and new hotel room development as a part of our Economic
Development efforts. Since its inception, the additional tax has generated $11.9 million, and is
projected to generate $2.8 million in FY20.

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