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REVENUE DESCRIPTIONS, EVALUATIONS

AND PROJECTIONS

Other Revenues

Fines & Forfeitures are primarily revenues received by the City from the Court of Record for Class
“C” misdemeanor violations occurring within the City limits. Fines and forfeitures account for
4.16% of total General Fund Revenue. Library fines are also included in this category of revenue.

Licenses & Permits revenue includes
Licenses & Permits fees charged by the City for business
$3.0 licenses and permits for general
construction activities. Fees are
$2.5
charged for City inspection of electrical, plumbing,
$2.0 and mechanical installations. A fee is also charged
Millions $1.5 for permits to drill natural gas wells. Licenses and
permits account for 4.77% of General Fund
$1.0 revenue for fiscal year 2020/21.

$0.5

$0.0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Service Charges include fees charged by the City for public use of services or facilities. Charges
to developers for rezoning and plat review activities, and the sale of maps, are also included in this
category of revenues. The Park & Recreation Department collects revenue from instructional
classes, athletic events, public rentals, and sports tournaments. Ambulance fees are generated
from the Mobile Intensive Care Units currently servicing the City. The EMS Division of the Fire Department
coordinates the ambulance service for the City. The budgetary method for ambulance revenues was changed
during FY14/15. Ambulance revenue is now shown as a net revenue, when it was previously reflected in gross
revenue with an offsetting bad debt expense. Fees are established to recover some of the actual costs of
providing the service. Service charges revenue projections for 2020/21 comprise 5.01% of General Fund
revenue.

Intergovernmental revenue sources account for 10.52% of total General Fund revenues. The
Utility Fund reimburses the General Fund for a proportional share of operating costs that are
absorbed by the General Fund applicable to the water and sewer services of the City. The Park
Corporation reimburses the General Fund for indirect costs attributable to the Park Fund. The
same is true for the General CIP funds, the Aquatic Park Enterprise Fund, and the Crime Control & Prevention
District Fund. This category also includes revenue received from Haltom City, Watauga, and Richland hills for
services provided as part of a consolidation of detention and communications program.

Miscellaneous revenues consist primarily of investment income, grants, and reimbursements. These revenue
sources account for approximately 3.47% of total General Fund revenues.
Appropriations of Fund Balance consists of the authorized use of designated and undesignated reserves for
one-time, non-recurring expenditures. The fiscal year 2020/21 budget does include an appropriation of fund
balance representing 0.11% of total revenue.

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