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year, as well as the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial
Reporting for the 6 consecutive year.
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• Continued the quarterly newsletter and monthly “City Page” in The Azle News.
• Continued to evaluate and improve services.

Promote livability and community pride.

• Expanded the School Resource Officer Program for the Azle Independent School
District to include a full-time Police Sergeant to be officed at Azle High School.
• Cross Timbers Golf Course continues steady growth in the number of rounds played
for the past several years. Cross Timbers continues to be a destination place to
play – attracting golfers from around the Metroplex and beyond.
• New fleet of golf carts at Cross Timbers with Bluetooth speakers.
• Capital projects included a restroom and splashpad at Central Park, playground
shade structure for Shady Grove Park, Allsup’s water & sewer line extensions and
Ash Avenue Drainage Improvement Project.
• Launched the redesigned City app.
• Continued code enforcement efforts to improve the overall appearance of the City.
• Conducted two (2) city-wide and one (1) neighborhood cleanup days.

Budget Overview

The evolution of the City’s budget centers around the goals and strategies listed above while at
the same time dealing with current economic realities and residual effects of the COVID-19
pandemic. From this information, the following specific objectives to be accomplished during FY
2022-23 have been developed:

• Maintain or improve current levels of service to meet customer demands.
• Revise and improve the formal economic development marketing program in
cooperation with the Azle Municipal Development District.
• Continue implementation of the Capital Improvement Plan.
• Continue to develop financial policies that guide future decision makers, especially
during difficult economic times.
• Continue to expand and diversify the economic base.
• Continue to provide the tools necessary for employees to safely do their job.
• Continue efforts to attract and retain quality employees.
• Continue to improve appearance of the City through increased code enforcement and
education efforts.
• Address infrastructure issues to improve transportation, drainage, City facilities and
utility services in the city.
• Maintain the City’s financial reserves to enhance overall financial stability.

All of these short-term objectives are consistent with the City’s long-term vision of managing
diversified growth while continually providing quality services and adequate infrastructure to the
community.

Revenues for the FY 2022-23 budget are estimated by evaluating the current state of the
economy, identifying trends in different revenue sources and using estimates from other
government entities. Staff used recent trends created by the current economic conditions as

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