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LICENSES
The City of Benbrook charges electricians, plumbers, irrigators, and other building trade workers an annual licensing
fee. The licensing fee is used to monitor the people working in these areas and to ensure that these workers have
the required builders’ bonds. Revenue from licenses is projected to decrease by $2,000 from the 2020-21 re-
estimate of $12,400 to the 2021-22 projection of $10,400.
PERMITS AND FILING FEES
Builders, engineers, and developers pay the City a fee for the review and inspection of their projects. The fee is
based on the City’s actual cost of providing these services. Revenue from building permits is projected to increase
from the 2020-21 re-estimate of $368,160 to $380,600 for 2020-21. Revenue from alarm permits, fire code permits,
zoning filing, subdivision, and development inspection fees is projected to remain relatively the same at the 2020-
21 re-estimate amount in 2021-22.
FINES AND FORFEITURES REVENUE
Revenue that the City receives from fines and forfeitures (traffic and safety violations) is estimated to be $651,000
in 2021-22; this amount is $29,700 over the 2020-21 re-estimate of $621,300. Revenue sources within this category
include: municipal court fines, warrant fees, defensive driving school fees, ticket dismissal fees, arrest fees, special
expense fees, and miscellaneous fines and forfeitures. Most sources of revenue from fines and forfeitures are
projected to increase above the 2020-21 level in 2021-22.
USE OF MONEY AND PROPERTY REVENUE
Included within this category are interest earnings, building rentals, gas well permits, and miscellaneous uses of
money and property. Revenue for 2021-22 is projected to be $190,000; this total is $101,000 more than the amount
estimated for 2020-21 due to a projection that interest rates will rise in 2021-22. Projected revenue for 2021-22
includes $125,000 for interest on investments, $30,000 for gas well permits, and $35,000 for miscellaneous
revenue.
REVENUE FROM OTHER AGENCIES
Revenue from Other Agencies includes the revenue from fire service contracts, reimbursement for Police Officer
salary expense from the Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD), grants from Tarrant County, and other
grants. Revenue for 2020-21 is re-estimated at $530,000 and is projected to decrease by $60,000 for 2021-22 to
$470,000.
Both the 2021-22 projection and the 2020-21 re-estimate reflect reimbursement of salary expenses for two Police
Officers assigned to Western Hills High School and for one Police Officer assigned to Benbrook Middle School that
opened in 2011. Revenue from Tarrant County for the fire services contract is projected at $290,000 in 2021-22.
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