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• Staff development
• Improving overall customer service
• Improving IT infrastructure
• Providing annual staff reports to the Council

3. Promote livability and community pride by creating an “identity" for Azle and improving
the overall appearance of the City. Priorities in this area include:

• Improve highway and overall city appearance
• Encourage commercial property improvements
• Develop new avenues of communication with residents and businesses

The Azle City Council and Staff will continue to offer the highest quality services and promote
livability within the city. Council and Staff will work to ensure the City’s priorities, which are
closely tied to our goals, are addressed in an effort to continually improve the quality of life for
the residents of our community.

Accomplishments

The following is a list of accomplishments over the past year. It is evident from this list that the
City goals and strategies can work as the framework for identifying targets for action and
establishing plans for the future.

Plan and prepare for the future needs of a growing city.

• Completed reclamation of Green Way, Roe St., Locust St., Church St., and Central
Dr.
• Initiated a 12- to 18-month process to update and revise the Comprehensive Land
Use Master Plan, which includes the Thoroughfare Plan and Parks Plan and a
Downtown Plan will be included as well.
• Lowered the tax rate to $0.623426.
• Maintained water and sewer rates.

Achieve excellence in city government services.

• Six (6) new positions were included – Marketing Specialist, Code Enforcement
Officer, Community Affairs/Crime Analyst, Water Plant Operator II, Wastewater
nd
Plant Operator III and 2 Golf Professional (Cross Timbers Golf Course).
• Moved the City to 7% retirement starting January 2023. This retirement level is the
highest level of participation in the Texas Municipal Retirement System. Most cities
are already at this level which put the City, which was at 6%, at a competitive
disadvantage in recruiting and retaining employees.
• Equipment and fixture purchases include a police command vehicle; ¾-ton pickup
truck (2 – Animal Control and Street/Stormwater); utility vehicle with top dresser
(Cross Timbers Golf Course); and a leaf/debris removal machine
(Stormwater/Street).
• Received the Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget
Presentation Award and Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting for the 20
th

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