Page 17 - Hurst FY20 Approved Budget

September 25, 2019

The Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council
City of Hurst, Texas

Staff is pleased to present the City of Hurst, Texas, Annual Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2019-
2020. This budget reflects the positive financial condition of the city, and the mission of the Hurst
City Council to:

Provide responsive services and effective programs to ensure that
Hurst remains a vibrant community.

The city accomplishes its mission through the utilization of sound fiscal policy and a conservative
approach in revenue and expenditure forecasting. Most importantly adherence to the city’s Strategic
Plan, Code of Ideals, and the Hurst Way guide the development of the budget and ensures that
operations meet service level expectations while providing customer service and public service.

Several factors continue to ensure the strength of the city’s budget and services, including:

• a professional and visionary Mayor and City Council with over seventy years combined
experience;
• a strategic planning process for realization of short-term and long-term goals;
• monitoring economic conditions and utilizing a Fiscal Management Contingency Plan to
ensure risk areas are identified and addressed before they become major issues;
• collection of a half-cent sales tax for crime control and prevention purposes and collection
of an additional half-cent sales tax for parks, recreation and economic development projects
allowing for a higher level of service;
• net growth in residential and commercial property valuations over the past decade;
• conservative revenue budgeting practices during both good and bad economic times; and,
• past and present redevelopment and community sustainability efforts.

1505 Precinct Line Road, Hurst, Texas 76054
Phone 817.788.7000 • Fax 817.788.7054
www.hursttx.gov