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APPROVED BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023

Services taxes, are not
GENERAL FUND SERVICES deposited to the General Fund
but assist in relieving the
Police 31% General Fund budget for
ongoing and new crime
Fire 23%
control and prevention
Community Services 20% activities. Consumer taxes are
harder to predict than most
Public Works 8%
other revenue sources
Non Departmental 7% because receipts reflect
conditions of the national,
General Services 4%
regional, and local economy
Public Services 3% through retail sales.

Administration 2%
The next largest source of
Fiscal Services 1% revenue is intragovernmental
revenues comprising 14% of
Human Resources 1%
total revenues.

Intragovernmental revenue includes funds transferred to the General Fund as indirect
compensation for oversight, management, and other overhead related to operational
expenditures made by the other funds.

The chart above indicates that the largest expenditures for the General Fund are for Public Safety,
Police and Fire protection. This is primarily due to the number of employees required to maintain
the current level of public safety service to Hurst citizens. Significant expenditures for all
departments, especially Public Works and Community Services, include personnel, “Pay-As-You-
Go” for infrastructure maintenance, repairs, and improvements as well as, and new and
replacement equipment. Pay-As-You-Go projects reduce the need to issue debt and reducing the
pressure on our I&S tax rate.

As a grouping, the City spends 54% of its budget on public safety. This aligns with the Council’s
strategic priority and citizen feedback from our annual survey. At 20% of the budgeted
expenditures, community services spending reflects our strong history of investment in
connecting with our community through recreation, library, athletic, aquatics, and senior center
services. Public Works spending is at 8% of the budget and includes funds allocated primarily to
streets, sidewalks, and engineering. The remaining services primarily reflect internal and
overhead that is necessary to ensure the other departments are able to operate efficiently and
focus on providing the services our citizens have come to value and expect.

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