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Interlocal Agreements between City of Benbrook and Benbrook Water Authority (BWA)

Through an Interlocal Agreement (ILA), the City of Benbrook contracts with the Benbrook Water Authority (BWA) to bill and collect residential
refuse and stormwater utility accounts. Because the BWA already bills these customers for water and sewer service, an economy of scale is
created that benefits the City, the BWA, and ultimately the citizens of Benbrook. The current ILA includes a reimbursement rate from the City to
the BWA of $0.4958 per bill. The City is also assessed on its proportionate share of credit card processing fees for residents who pay with
credit cards.

When the BWA has a water or sewer line failure under a street, the BWA excavates the street and makes the line repair. After the line repairs
are completed, the BWA is responsible for restoring the damaged street. These street repairs are commonly referred to as street cuts. In lieu
of having the BWA contract with an outside contractor, the City repairs street cuts through an ILA. An ILA has been in effect between the City
and BWA since 2000. The repair cost included in the most recent ILA is $8.91 per square foot. The BWA street cuts are approximately fifteen
percent of the total street cuts repaired by the City. Because of the economies of scale associated with the City completing the street cuts, the
repairs are easily absorbed into the City’s workload without significantly impacting operations.

Interlocal Agreements between City of Benbrook and City of Fort Worth

Benbrook is enjoying its 20 year in partnership with the Fort Worth Environmental Collection Center (ECC) to recycle hazardous household
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chemicals and wastes. The program provides Benbrook residents the opportunity to dispose of paint, solvents, lawn and garden chemicals,
automotive products, and other household hazardous waste products in a proper manner. Benbrook holds collection events two times each year
to attract large numbers of participants. Each event averages approximately 150 households. Residents also have the option to take items
directly to the Fort Worth Environmental Collection Center; approximately 180 households participate each year. The City of Fort Worth
charges Benbrook on a per household basis; the current rate is $47.00 per household.

Since 1999, the City of Benbrook has contracted with the City of Fort Worth for the processing, shipping, and testing of suspected rabid animals.
When services are needed, specimens are transported to the City of Fort Worth Animal Control Office to pack and ship the specimen to the
laboratory. The results are returned directly to the Benbrook Animal Control Officer. The current cost is $200 per animal. On average, six
animals are tested each year.

Interlocal Agreements and Contract between City of Benbrook and Tarrant County

Tarrant County Precinct Number One has assisted the City of Benbrook with its annual street overlay program for over twenty years. Under
the ILA, the County furnishes labor and equipment necessary to overlay various streets throughout Benbrook with two inches of asphalt. The
City pays for the asphalt, prepares the streets for overlay, and provides traffic control.

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