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Enterprise Funds

Community Education provides public education and outreach; Planning & Research develops and
oversees long-term plans for Solid Waste and other areas within the Code Compliance Department. In
addition, Solid Waste Administration oversees the various programmatic areas, revenues sources for a
sustainability funding plan, and long-term landfill disposal capacity for the City’s residential and
commercial waste streams; and the Neighborhood Stability Section, part of the Code Enforcement
Neighborhood Investigations Division, conducts Safe Neighborhood Initiatives, presents nuisance
abatement cases to the Building Standards Commission, and coordinates the Code Ranger Program.

The Solid Waste Fund pays for the collection of sidewalk containers, mitigates and investigates all illegal
dumping activity, and litter abatement throughout the city. Additionally, Solid Waste pays a percentage
of Code Enforcement costs (based on solid waste enforcement hours). Currently 50% of revenues
collected under the grant of privilege are passed through to Transportation and Public Works to offset
road wear and tear from commercial service providers, with the remaining 50% staying in the Solid Waste
Fund to help align and fund the related commercial sector benefits.

The Solid Waste Fund strives to operate cost-effective, financially sound, and award-winning programs
that continually serve as a role model for managing garbage, recycling, and waste reduction services for
the residents of Fort Worth, while supporting the City’s six Core Values with an exceptional level of
customer service.

FY2023 DISCUSSION AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES
There are significant organizational changes from the prior budget, which include the transfer of the
following programs from the Solid Waste Fund to the Environmental Fund:

· Decreases by $1.63 million and 10 authorized positions (APs) due to transfer of Litter Abatement
Program and Downtown Big Belly Container Service from the Solid Waste to Environmental Protection
Fund.
· Decreases by $1.34 million and 12 APs due to transfer of Illegal Dumping Abatement from the Solid
Waste to Environmental Protection Fund.
· Decreases by $576,367 and six APs to transfer Illegal Dumping Investigation & Enforcement Unit from
the Solid Waste to Environmental Fund.
· Decreases by $469,551 and three APs due to transfer of Keep Fort Worth Beautiful program from the
Solid Waste to Environmental Protection Fund.
· Decreases by $222,382 and two APs due to transfer of Street Sweeping Program from the Solid Waste
to Environmental Protection Fund.
· Decreases by $159,658 and two APs due to transfer of Keep Fort Worth Beautiful program from the
Solid Waste to Environmental Protection Fund. The transfer is offset by increase in General Operating
& Maintenance.

The changes above resulted in a total reduction of 35 approved positions and were offset by $4.23 million
increase to contribution to Fund Balance.

Other Solid Waste programs had the following significant changes to the Adopted Budget:

· Increases by $2.5 million in contractual services for residential collections contract based on volume
increases in both the number of collections and amount of solid waste collected.

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