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position. The original vacant part-time position was inadvertently left in the budget
and will not be filled, but must be accounted for in the plan.

The following positions have been restored and/or included in this year’s budget:

Restored/Additional Positions
Department Position FTEs Notes
Finance Finance Summer Intern 0.25 Restored
Finance Court Assistant 0.25 New Position
Finance Administrative Assistant - Finance 0.5 Increase FTE .5 to 1
Information Technology Media Specialist 0.5 Increase FTE .5 to 1
Information Technology IT Support Specialist 1 New Position
Library Library Assistant -Circulation 1 Restored
Parks & CS Recreation Attendant 0.25 Restored
Parks & CS Recreation Attendant 0.5 Restored
Parks & CS Parks & Community Services Director 1 Restored
Police Kennel Technician (Full Time) 0.5 Increase FTE .5 to 1
Public Works Streets Maintenance Worker I 0.5 Restored
Public Works Streets Maintenance Worker I 1 Restored
Public Works Utilities Maintenance Worker I (Water) 1 Restored
Public Works Combination Building Inspector 1 Restored
Total 9.25
Police Kennel Technician (Part Time) -0.5 Will not be filled
Total 8.75

Other changes in FY2021-22 include a reallocation of two (2) Police Officer and
one (1) Police Sergeant positions to the General Fund from the Traffic Safety Fund
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(28). HB1631, passed during the 86 Legislative Session prohibited the use of red
light cameras. This resulted in a revenue loss to the Traffic Fund requiring the City
to now fund these Officers from the General Fund. As you may recall, HB1631
forced the City to discontinue the School Crossing Guard Program which was
absorbed by Birdville ISD and Keller ISD this past fiscal year.

Due to contracted services, three (3) positions for a total of 2.5 FTEs were
eliminated in the Parks Department. One (1) position for a total of 0.25 FTE was
eliminated in the Library. The positions listed below were vacant at the time they
were eliminated.

Positions Eliminated
Department Position FTEs
Library Homework Help Center Coordinator 0.25
Parks & CS Landscape Gardener 1
Parks & CS Assistant Landscape Gardener 1
Parks & CS Summer Parks Maintenance Worker I 0.25
Total 2.5

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