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THE CITY OF FOREST HILL

8) Establish Smart Water Meter Testing Program;
9) Continue replacement of water meters to ensure accurate water reads;
10) Continue to outsource the information technology services to a managed IT provider;
11) Continue to outsource the City's Website; and
12) Continue to improve Municipa Parks and our Civic and Convention Center.

Transmitted herewith is the Adopted FY 2020-2021 budget for the City of Forest Hill. The budget
totals $19,075,267 of which$ I 0,564,865 is for General Fund, $5,376,050 for Enterprise Fund,
$669,353 for General Debt Service Fund, $564,000 for Community Development Fund, $559,000 for
Street Improvements, $665,000 for Sanitation, $550,000 for Drainage, $30,000 for Municipal Court
Technology Fund, $5,000 for Municipal Court Safety Fund, $3,500 for Juvenile Case Manager Fund,
$65,000 for Hotel Fund, $2,500 for Police Education Fund.

LONG TERM GOALS

During the Budget process, the Council reviewed the goals for the upcoming budget year and beyond.

The 2020-2021 goals are stated as follows:

1) Address organizational issues within city government while emphasizing quality
customer service at all levels of the organization.
2) Promote a positive environment for economic development in the community to achieve
stable and positive financial conditions.
3) Enhance the quality of life by improving the City's capital infrastructures.

MAJOR PROGRAM INITIATIVES

Organizational Issues

The most important goal involving organizational issues is to instill confidence in the integrity of the
city government. Through a commitment to excellence in leadership and staff development,
employees can deal responsibly with citizen's concerns, resulting in the successful achievement of this
goal.

The City of Forest Hill 2020 adjusted taxable prope11y value of $657,056,752 reflects an increase of
$39,165,921 from the 2019 adjusted taxable value of $617,890,831.

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