Page 16 - City of Colleyville FY22 Adopted Budget

The City absorbs costs whenever possible, reallocating dollars to where the need
exists rather than being content with the status quo on resource prioritization.
This effort pays dividends when attempting to hold service levels steady amidst a
global pandemic and subsequent economic recession, as we are currently
experiencing. Personnel cost increases and maintaining service levels as well as
the health insurance deductible reimbursement program are able to be absorbed
without needing any additional property tax revenue. Helping this effort is
Colleyville’s 2022 health insurance re-rate, which showed no increases in
insurance costs.

• Expands public safety services

Public safety continues to be one of the community’s highest priorities and this
budget expands funding for the high level of services Colleyville citizens expect.
The proposed fiscal year 2022 budget includes funding for 44 sworn police officers,
13 of whom are funded out of the Colleyville Crime Control and Prevention District
(CCCPD) budget (funded by a ½ cent sales tax). When possible, the City will
continue to move officers from the General Fund into the CCCPD fund. The City’s
strategy is to fund police officers and services from CCCPD as opposed to capital
items to connect the sales tax approved by the voters to direct public safety. This
strategy has the added benefit of reducing reliance on property tax.

Increases to our public safety budget this year include enhancements to the
juvenile processing/interview room video surveillance system, a safeguarding
program to support detectives working child sexual abuse cases, scheduling
software, expansion of the wellness program, and increased training for crowd
control. On the other side of the public safety spectrum, the Fire Department has
added an assistant chief position, funded out of the General Fund.

• Makes long-term plans for adjusting the Utility Capital Improvement
Plan rate in order to fund 5-year CIP

In 2017, the City Council voted to create a new component of the City’s utility
rates dedicated solely to funding capital projects. The rate is tiered based on meter
size and as of FY21 has yielded approximately $360,000 in revenue. However,
since 2017 the City has been relying on the Utility Fund’s ample cash balance to
pay for the majority of the projects. Because this excess balance is projected to
run out in the coming years, Council will begin adjusting the CIP rate incrementally
to provide for adequate capital project funding. Going forward, the adoption of
the 5-year CIP will trigger an adoption of a rate necessary to fully fund it. For
FY22, this rate will increase to $5.83 per month for the smallest meter sizes.

• Includes investment in and replacement of the City’s infrastructure

Year 1 (fiscal year 2022) of the City’s 5-Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
includes over $29 million in projects to replace aging infrastructure, both above

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