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CITY OF SAGINAW

BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
2019-2020

CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND:

 Construction will begin on the overpass spanning the railroad tracks and Saginaw
Boulevard. Tarrant County will partially fund the overpass project.

 A transfer of $179,610 from reserved General Fund balance is included for the
anticipated increase in the project cost.

CCPD FUND:

 The voters approved an additional one-half cent sales tax for use by the Crime Control
and Prevention District (CCPD) in November 1997. The additional sales tax went into
effect on April 1, 1998, and revenues were received beginning in June 1998. The
district was continued for five years in 2002. In 2007, the tax was continued for ten
years and reduced to three eighths (3/8) of one percent with the remaining eighth used
for street maintenance. Voters approved a ten year continuation of the sales tax in May
2017.

 Sales tax revenues are estimated to increase 2% over current year estimates for a total
of $1,209,720.

 The Crime Control and Prevention District will continue to provide for the salaries and
benefits of ten patrol officers, a public services officer, a dispatcher and one-half the
costs for a school resource officer.

 Three patrol vehicles ($164,000) and 8 bullet resistant vests ($6,500) will be replaced.
The vest replacement will be 50% grant funded. The fund is balanced with $82,795 of
reserves.

DRAINAGE UTILITY FUND:

 In January 2005 the Saginaw City Council approved the necessary ordinances to
establish a drainage utility within the city and adopted the utility’s rates. Fees are
assessed on properties based on the amount of storm water runoff they produce.
Single family residences are currently assessed a uniform base fee of $5.00 per month.
Other properties, including multi-family, commercial and industrial, produce more storm
water runoff at a higher rate and are charged a fee based on the number of equivalent
base (residential) units adjusted for the use of the property.

 The Drainage Utility Fund pays the salaries of two maintenance workers, one-half the
salary of the environmental specialist and the environmental assistant. It also funds
supplies, equipment and drainage system improvements.

 A service truck ($25,000), a portable storm water meter ($3,000) and a boom arm
mower and tractor ($135,000) will be replaced.

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