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one‐time projects through the use of fund balance. By taking advantage of fund balance to cash‐fund
projects, the city can address significant citizen and/or department needs without needing to increase
property or utility rates, or issue debt. Below is a list of one‐time cash‐funded projects included in this
year’s budget and their associated funding source:

 Sidewalk Maintenance ‐ $3,250,000 from the General Fund
 Shady Grove Road Reconstruction ‐ $2,000,000 from the General Fund
 Street Maintenance ‐ $1,800,057 from the General Fund
 Bear Creek Bridge Erosion Protection ‐ $400,000 from the General Fund
 Access Control System ‐ $250,000 from the Keller Crime Control and Prevention District Fund
 Tasers ‐ $30,000 from the Keller Crime Control and Prevention District Fund
 NICE Recording System ‐ $70,000 from the Keller Crime Control and Prevention District Fund
 Cardio Machinery Replacement ‐ $145,000 from The Keller Pointe Fund
 Indoor Pool Deck Replacement ‐ $350,000 from The Keller Pointe Fund
 Fire Engine Replacement ‐ $1,448,000 from the Fleet Replacement Fund
 Bear Creek Culvert ‐ $325,000 from the Drainage Fund
 Stream Bank Erosion Study ‐ $100,000 from the Drainage Fund

Strategy 3.2: Prioritize Spending Where it Matters Most (Public Safety, Streets/Sidewalks, Parks/Trails);

In total $21,910,887 or 21.9% of the city’s entire budget is dedicated to public safety, and out of the
General Fund budget, $20,235,143 or 44.5% is dedicated to public safety. Public Safety continues to be
the largest ongoing expenditure funded by the city, and this funding level helps ensure the police and fire
departments have what they need to continue to be recognized at the state and national levels for their
successes.

Part of this funding, as discussed earlier, relates to personnel changes in the Police Department. The
addition of a detention officer will have a shared cost of $64,843, meaning the City of Keller only pays an
additional $30,123. Additionally, reclassifying and reorganizing a NETCOM dispatcher to an assistant
manager will result in additional spending on the personnel line in the Public Safety Dispatch & Records
division. Furthermore, we are enhancing the availability of one of our school resources officers by
increasing that position’s FTE count from 0.75 to 1.0.

In the Keller Crime Control and Prevention District budget, funding includes the purchase of replacement
vehicles at $623,000, Computer‐Aided Dispatch at $80,000, phone/radio recording system upgrades at
$70,000, and Tasers at $30,000.

This year’s big‐ticket item in the public safety realm is the replacement of a fire engine, budgeted in FY
2021‐22 for $1.448 million. Thanks to the ongoing feasibility study discussed earlier, Keller is also currently
receiving enhanced firefighting and emergency medical response for no additional spending. This
arrangement also aligns with other city goals such as striving to ensure that Keller’s taxpayers do not pay
more city tax dollars on a year‐to‐year basis.

This year’s budget also includes significant one‐time investments in street and sidewalk infrastructure of
$9.1 million, explored in more detail under Goal 4, and approximately $2 million to enhance and maintain
our parks and trails as noted in the Goal 1 section.

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