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were drafted based on the work of more than 40 Unity Council and subcommittee meetings. The initial success of the
Unity Council in providing a comprehensive framework for promoting diversity and social justice led the City Council to
confer standing committee status for the Unity Council in June 2021.

In FY 2020, the City initiated an effort to promote social equity by expanding opportunities for participation in the City’s
recreational programs. The General Fund provided $140,000 of funding support to the Park Performance Fund that year,
allowing the City to reduce fees for participation in recreational activities for those who would otherwise be financially unable to
access these programs. The goal was to increase this funding by $140,000 each year until the annual total reached $700,000
in FY 2024. For FY 2022, the Parks portion of the Arlington Tomorrow Foundation will provide the full $700,000 to the
Performance Fund two years earlier than planned to accelerate the reduction in recreational program fees.
CONCLUSION

The average household in Arlington will see the following increases in FY 2022:

 Property taxes on the average home will increase by $5.84 per month
 Water and Sewer rate increase of $1.84 per month; rate increase effective January 1, 2022 (the average residence
uses about 7,000/4,000 gallons of water/sewer per month)
 Garbage rate increase of $0.41 per month
 Storm water rate increase of $0.50 per month

The average resident will pay $97.50 more per year ($8.12 per month) for property taxes, water, sanitation, and storm water
services provided by the City.

The downturn brought about by the pandemic has been largely replaced by a sense of optimism for the future, and this change
has been nearly as sudden as the economic decline we experienced in the spring and summer of 2020. The resurgence of the
City’s major revenues and the availability of federal resources mean the future looks better than our most favorable forecasts
would have predicted one year ago. However, the pandemic has taught lessons that are well worth remembering even during
the best of times: Public health and safety must remain our core concern, an economic crisis can develop more rapidly than we
expect, and our resilience and adaptability are our best tools for meeting any challenge that lies ahead.
We respectfully present the FY 2022 Proposed Budget for consideration by the Mayor and City Council and look forward to
finalizing our plan of work to serve our City’s residents in the coming year.

Sincerely,

Trey Yelverton
City Manager

FY 2022 Adopted Budget and Business Plan vi City of Arlington, Texas