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Budget In Brief
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SALES TAXES $61.6 MILLION, 24.9% OF GENERAL FUND REVENUES
The City’s portion of the total 8.0-cent sales tax rate is 1.75 cents. Six and one-quarter cents is retained by the state, the General
Fund receives 1 cent, one-half cent provides funding to repay the City’s portion of the debt on sports venues, and one-quarter
cent provides funding for street maintenance. General Fund sales tax revenue for FY 2021 is projected at $61,594,299. These
taxes represent 24.9% of General Fund revenue in FY 2021, down from 25.4% in the FY 2020 budget. The following chart
shows the sales tax revenue history in the City for the past 12 years.

OTHER REVENUES – $79.0 MILLION, 31.8% OF GENERAL FUND REVENUES

Franchise Fees are paid by utilities for the use of City streets, alleys and property in providing utility service to citizens. These
revenues represent 14.9% of General Fund revenues in FY 2021, up from 13.3% in the FY 2020 budget. The electric utility
pays the most in franchise fees and is expected to pay $12.85 million in FY 2021. Other franchise fees include telephone, cable
television, garbage collection, and water and gas utilities.
Service Charges are collected by the City for the use of facilities or services. These include pool and recreation center fees,
various inspections and reviews conducted by City personnel, and transfers from other City funds to reimburse the General
Fund for services provided to those funds. In FY 2021, these revenues represent 6.6% of General Fund revenues, up from
6.4% in the FY 2020 budget.
Fines and forfeitures are obtained primarily from fines assessed by the City’s Municipal Court. In FY 2021, these revenues
represent 4.1% of General Fund revenues, unchanged from their percentage of the FY 2020 budget. Revenues received by
the Municipal Court are expected to be $1 million lower than the FY 2020 budget.

Other revenue sources for the General Fund include interest, leases and rents, licenses and permits, and taxes on bingo, liquor,
and criminal justice. In FY 2021, these revenues represent 6.2% of General Fund revenues, down from 6.7% in the FY 2020
budget.

2021 Adopted Budget and Business Plan 4 City of Arlington, Texas