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Revenues in the Court Security Fund are estimated for the year at $11,080. Expenditures are
projected at $7,500 to cover overtime pay for officers who act as bailiff during court
proceedings.
Court Technology Fund revenue is projected at $9,535. Expenditures are projected at $24,000
for court-related computer system fees. The ending balance is expected to be $5,200.
The Hotel/Motel Tax Fund derives revenue from a seven percent (7%) tax levied upon the cost
of hotel occupancy. The purpose of this tax and these funds is to benefit tourism and the hotel
industry within Azle. Projected revenues are $25,350 for total available resources of $300,566.
Revenue projections are based on previous year occupancy rates. No expenditures are
proposed for this fund.
The Cable PEG Fee Capital Projects fund was established to account for Cable PEG fees.
Chapter 66 of the Texas Utilities Code provides for funds, over-and-above franchise fees, to
support public, educational, and governmental (PEG) access facilities to assist cities with
providing PEG channel capacity. The funds are collected from an additional one (1%) percent
of a provider's gross revenues. Permissible capital expenditures include all facilities and
equipment that have a useful life of longer than one (1) year and that are used for PEG access
facilities to provide or enhance the provisioning of PEG channel capacity, programming, and
transmissions for a governmental use. Projected revenue for FY 2022-23 is $20,300.
Typically, there have been no expenditures for this fund but for this budget, $40,000 was
budgeted for cameras and streaming system in FY 2021-22 to enable on-line broadcasting of
Council meetings. However, this equipment has not been purchased because Staff has been
evaluating and purchasing agenda software which will work with the referenced equipment.
Therefore, these items have been budgeted for FY 2022-23 for an additional $10,000 (total of
$50,000). The ending balance is expected to be $234,103.
Capital Projects
The Capital Projects Fund consists of facility projects. A beginning balance of $748,699, which
includes a prior year transfer from the General Fund of $298,699, is projected for this fund. Also
included in this beginning balance is $245,000 in gas royalties and $205,000 from prior transfers
from the Municipal Development District.
Revenue of $907,250 is projected for the Capital Projects Fund, of which $750,000 is from the
General Fund for a yet to be determined project(s), $120,000 is from gas well royalties, $37,500
from the Municipal Development District.
Expenditures include lighting the trails at Central Park and Shady Grove Park ($320,000 and
$150,000, respectively).
The Utility Capital Projects Fund consists of the Emergency Process Generator & Onshore
Pump Intake Station Project for the Water Plant ($603,242); the Meter Endpoint Upgrade
Project ($170,000), the Avondale Lift Station Upgrade Project (CDBG project – City share is
$40,000) and a Water & Wastewater Impact Fee Study ($12,000). The ending balance is
expected to $3,337,072.
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