Page 59 - Watauga FY22-23 Budget

BUDGET OVERVIEW – BUDGET-IN-BRIEF

PEG Fee Fund

This fund was created in FY2017-2018 to comply with SB1087 and to account for a 1%
PEG (public, educational or governmental) fee received from Cable Providers operating
in the City. Revenue estimates are conservative. Fees are estimated to be $35,000 for
FY2022-2023. Expenditures are budgeted at $10,000 this fiscal year for capital projects.
Expenditures can only be spent on capital items for the local access channel as described
by federal law. Estimated ending fund balance is $116,630.

Municipal Court Revenue Funds

Revenues for the Security Fund, Technology Fund, and Truancy Prevention, and Jury
Fund come from a $4.90, $4.00, $5.00, and $0.10 fee, respectively, on each citation for
which there is a conviction. Thus, as citations fluctuate up or down, these revenues are
increased or decreased. For FY2022-23, forecasted revenues are $57,300 for all of these
funds combined.

For each municipal court fund, funds can be used for only specific purposes that are
outlined under the provisions of the Code of Criminal procedures or changes under
Senate Bill 346. Expenses are for technology improvements for the Court office, a portion
of the Juvenile Case Manager salary, a part-time Deputy City Marshal and upgraded
ticket writers. The total budget for this year is $83,710, leaving combined fund balances
of $221,669.

Traffic Safety Fund

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In June, 2019, legislation passed by the 86 Texas Legislature (House Bill 1631)
affected cities that have automatic photographic enforcement programs. The City’s
contract was terminated June 1, 2019 when the law to ban photo enforcement programs
became effective. In Fiscal Year 2020-21, the City used the remaining fund reserve
balance to fund the traffic safety program and expenses in the amount of $350,000
were incorporated into the General Fund budget last fiscal year. The Birdville
Independent School District and Keller Independent School District will cover the school
crossing guard program in FY2021 and beyond.

Grant Funds

In FY2019-2020, the City received a Staffing for Adequate Fire Emergency Response
(SAFER) Grant Award that provides for 75% funding of six Fire/EMS positions for the
first 2 years of the grant, and 35% of funding for the 3 year of the grant. The SAFER
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Grant Fund, is estimated to recognize $63,600 in revenues and expenditures this fiscal
year. In February, 2023, the grant funding reduces to 0%, thus increasing the general
fund portion of funding for these positions.

The City received a CARES Act Grant for reimbursement of COVID-19 response
expenditures in the amount of $1,307,350 that was expended in fiscal years 2019-20

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