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EFFECT OF PLANNING PROCESSES ON THE OPERATING BUDGET


               The City utilizes several planning processes that affect the development of the operating budget.
               Effective planning processes assist the City in assessing the financial implications of current and
               proposed policies, programs, and assumptions. An effective plan illustrates the likely outcomes of
               particular courses of actions.

                     Name of Plan               Type Of                Description Of             Budget
                                            Planning Process          Planning Process            Impact
                 Employee                Annual review of Open  Compare jobs and              Maintain 50th
                 Compensation            Range and Grade/Step    compensation with 18 cities  percentile in
                                         pay scales              in the DFW area              market position

                 Facilities Capital      Five-year plan by       The prioritization of        Stability of
                 Maintenance             facility and            departmental requests for    General fund
                                         maintenance activity or  projects along with known   appropriations
                                         project                 maintenance requirements

                 Parks Capital           Five-year plan by       Identifies, prioritizes and   Stability of
                 Maintenance             facility, maintenance   schedules improvements to    General fund
                                         activity or project     parks, medians and grounds  appropriations

                 Street Maintenance      Five-year plan to       Inspection, prioritization   Stability of
                                         maintain and improve    and scheduling of surface    General fund
                                         roadways, sidewalks,    repair and preventive        appropriations
                                         curbs and gutters       maintenance of streets

                 Vehicle / Equipment     Five-year plan of       Development of               Timing and
                 Replacement             scheduled vehicle and   replacement intervals based  sizing of debt
                                         heavy equipment         on equipment age, usage,     issues and
                                         replacement             and lifetime repair costs    payments

                 Computer                Three-year plan for the  Development of              Timing and
                 Replacement             replacement of          replacement intervals based  sizing of debt
                                         computers and other     on equipment age, usage,     issues and
                                         technology items        and lifetime repair costs    payments

                 Capital Improvements    Five-year plan of major  City Council identification   Predictable
                 Plan                    infrastructure          of projects; prioritizing;   funding levels,
                                         development and         costing; timing; financing   debt service
                                         improvements            and project management       planning

                 Land Use Assumptions  Ten-year plan of land     Identification of residential   Water & sewer
                                         use assumptions and     & non-residential land use   capacity plans,
                                         infrastructure needs    development opportunities    debt issues





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