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The City allows the Benbrook Library District employees to participate in the City’s group health, life, vision, and dental insurance plans. The
Benbrook Library District pays the actual costs for premiums plus an administrative fee based on indirect costs.

YMCA

In May 2000, the Benbrook Community Center/YMCA (BCC/YMCA) began operating as a multi-purpose center providing recreation, leisure,
sports, and social activities to Benbrook's residents and members of the YMCA. This facility was constructed through bond funds approved by
Benbrook's voters in 1997.

The City contracted with the YMCA to provide administrative and operational services to the BCC/YMCA. With the opening of the BCC/YMCA,
the City ceased offering recreation classes at the Community Center and stopped receiving revenue from these classes. The YMCA receives all
revenue from membership fees and from program fees. The YMCA also pays for salaries and other operating expenses. The City agreed to
subsidize a portion of these costs until the YMCA obtained 1,000 members. This goal was reached in 2000 and membership has remained
above the goal since this date. City employees and their families are exempt from paying the YMCA’s enrollment fees; the City pays half of
the monthly membership fees for employees and their families.

In the 2005-06 Budget, funds were allocated to complete the Benbrook Community Center/YMCA Expansion Study. The proposed building
expansion was approximately 13,500 square feet and increased the total “under roof” facility size to 45,500 square feet. Key recommended
facility enhancements included: expansion of the fitness (equipment) area, expansion of the child care area, addition of office space, addition
of a teen center, addition of a locker room, addition of an aerobics room, and addition of an outdoor skate park. In 2009 the City issued a
request for proposal for the expansion of the BCC/YMCA; construction was completed in 2010.

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