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NON-DEPARTMENTAL

The 2020-21 Budget for Non-Departmental totals $1,632,205. This allocation is $164,287 more than the 2019-20 re-estimate of $1,467,918.
Funds are included in the 2020-21 Budget for continuation of current programs including: general office supplies; postage for all City
departments (funds for mailing the Benbrook Community Newsletter are included in contractual services); promotional supplies; City Attorney
contract; newsletter preparation and distribution; City Council, Planning and Zoning Commission, and other City-sponsored meeting recording
and broadcast; GFOA awards; mileage reimbursement for employees; meeting refreshments; liability, property, and firefighters life insurance;
dues and participation in Texas Municipal League, North Central Texas Council of Governments, and other City-wide memberships; Employee
Appreciation Event; City Boards and Commission Recognition Event; holiday fireworks event; Benbrook Heritage Fest; operating expenses for
the Senior Citizens Center, Household Hazardous Waste Program, and other environmental programs; hepatitis vaccine; flu shots for employees;
membership subsidy for BCC/YMCA; fuel and maintenance costs for three Staff vehicles and Senior Citizens van; and operating expenses for
the Benbrook Community Center/YMCA (these expenses are reimbursed by the YMCA as long as the YMCA maintains a minimum number of
members).

The Budget includes the scheduled re-distribution of $1,150,000 to Benbrook’s Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Fund; technically this expense is
classified as an expenditure and is not a transfer.

STAFF SERVICES FUNCTION

The Staff Services function is comprised of three department/divisions: Finance, Information Technology, and Personnel. The Staff Services
function performs all accounting, auditing, budgeting, cash management, personnel, data processing, information technology, purchasing, and
risk management functions in the City. Staff assists with receptionist and telephone duties. The Staff Services Division includes the following full-
time positions: Finance Director, Accounting Supervisor, Accounting Clerk, Information Technology Director, and Assistant Information Technology
Director, is funded through this function. A majority of the hardware and software costs for all General Fund divisions are financed in the
Information Technology division.

The 2020-21 Budget for the Staff Services function is $1,191,558. This allocation represents an increase of $121,526 from the 2019-20 re-
estimate of $1,070,032.

FINANCE

The Finance division is staffed by the Finance Director, the Accounting Supervisor and one Accounting Clerk. The Finance division’s 2020-21
Budget allocation totals $566,200 for a net increase of $60,233 from the 2019-20 re-estimate of $505,967.

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