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Other Revenues

Fines & Forfeitures are primarily revenues received by the City from the Court of Record
for Class “C” misdemeanor violations occurring within the City limits. Fines and
forfeitures account for 3.3% of total General Fund Revenue. Library fines are also
included in this category of revenue.

Licenses & Permits revenue
Licenses & Permits
$3.0 includes fees charged by the City
for business licenses and permits
$2.5
for general construction activities.
$2.0 Fees are charged for City inspection of
Millions $1.5 electrical, plumbing, and mechanical

$1.0 installations. A fee is also charged for
permits to drill natural gas wells. Licenses
$0.5
and permits account for 4.4% of General
$0.0 Fund revenue for fiscal year 2022/23.
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

Service Charges include fees charged by the City for public use of services or facilities.
Charges to developers for rezoning and plat review activities, and the sale of maps, are
also included in this category of revenues. The Park & Recreation Department collects
revenue from instructional classes, athletic events, public rentals, and sports
tournaments. Ambulance fees are generated from the Mobile Intensive Care Units currently
servicing the City. The EMS Division of the Fire Department coordinates the ambulance service for
the City. The budgetary method for ambulance revenues was changed during FY14/15. Ambulance
revenue is now shown as a net revenue, when it was previously reflected in gross revenue with an
offsetting bad debt expense. Fees are established to recover some of the actual costs of providing
the service. Service charges revenue projections for 2022/23 comprise 4.4% of General Fund
revenue.

Intergovernmental revenue sources account for 9.2% of total General Fund revenues.
The Utility Fund reimburses the General Fund for a proportional share of operating costs
that are absorbed by the General Fund applicable to the water and sewer services of the
City. The Park Corporation reimburses the General Fund for indirect costs attributable to
the Park Fund. The same is true for the General CIP funds, the Aquatic Park Enterprise Fund, and
the Crime Control & Prevention District Fund. This category also includes revenue received from
Haltom City, Watauga, and Richland hills for services provided as part of a consolidation of detention
and communications program.

Miscellaneous revenues consist primarily of investment income, grants, and reimbursements. These
revenue sources account for approximately 3.8% of total General Fund revenues While
Appropriations of Fund Balance consists of the authorized use of designated and undesignated
reserves for one-time, non-recurring expenditures. The fiscal year 2022/23 budget does include an
appropriation of fund balance representing 0.2% of total revenue.

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