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CITY OF SAGINAW
BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS
2022-2023

The cost of employee health insurance is budgeted to increase by 7% for 2022-2023. The City is
in negotiations with the current provider to extend our contract for an additional year to provide
health, dental, basic life, and vision coverage for city employees. The City will continue to
partially fund dependent coverage. As rates are finalized the structure/cost to the employee may
change.

As the labor market continues to be extremely competitive, pay plan adjustments and salary step
increases are budgeted. There is a 2% proposed increase in the pay plan and a 3% step increase.
Most employees will see a total 5% increase in salary.

The city-wide cost of worker’s compensation and property/general liability insurance through
Texas Municipal League will increase by $69,790 and $3,805 respectively. Public official errors
and omissions liability insurance will decrease $2,880 and law enforcement liability will decrease
by $4,335.
Full year funding is included for positions added during the FY2021-2022 fiscal year: a police
officer, a dispatcher, a Recreation Services Coordinator, an Inspector-in-Training, and a Permit
Technician.
Line item increases in General Administration include election expense to Tarrant County by
$10,000, legal advertising by $45,000, training by $4,000, and credit card transaction fees by
$10,000.

Additions to General Administration are $5,000 to employee programs for employee
appreciation, recognition, and team building; $1,800 to contract services for workplace training
videos; $4,000 to increase the holiday gift card for employees from $25 to $50; and $1,000 is
added for a volunteer banquet.

In the Municipal Court budget, funding for the prosecutor and municipal court judge is increased
by $7,460.
Increases in the Fire Department include data processing for the migration to a new RMS system
($7,500) and $3,240 for a Fire Department employee banquet. Other line item decreases are due
to the creation of a separate Emergency Management cost center. Some expenses that were
previously funded in the Fire Department have been moved to the new cost center to better track
that function.
A replacement fire engine ($950,000) will be funded with estimated savings in the Central Fire
Station construction project ($800,000) and ARPA funds ($150,000).
Security fencing will be added to Fire Station 2 for $50,000 and 2 sets of hydraulic rescue tools
will be replace for $75,000.
Bunker gear replacement ($25,000) is included to be funded by a Tarrant County Emergency
Services District grant.

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