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Enterprise Funds Solid Waste

The Solid Waste Fund has six functional areas: Contract Compliance provides management over seven
solid waste service contracts; Field Operations manages City forces that operate the drop off stations, the
environmental collection center, provide illegal dump investigation and clean up, litter & nuisance abatement,
street sweeping of key strategic roadways and dead animal collections; Community Education provides public
education and outreach; Planning & Research develops and oversees long-term plans for Solid Waste and other
areas within the Code Compliance Department. In addition, Solid Waste Administration oversees the various
programmatic areas, revenue sources for fund sustainability, and long-term landfill disposal capacity for the City’s
residential and commercial waste streams; and the Neighborhood Stability Section, part of the Code Enforcement
Neighborhood Investigations Division, conducts Safe Neighborhood Initiatives, presents nuisance abatement
cases to the Building Standards Commission, and coordinates the Code Ranger Program.

The Solid Waste Fund pays for the collection of sidewalk containers, mitigates and investigates all illegal dumping
activity, and litter & nuisance abatement throughout the city. Additionally, Solid Waste pays a percentage of Code
Enforcement costs (based on solid waste enforcement hours). Currently 50% of revenues collected under the
grant of privilege are passed through to Transportation and Public Works to offset road wear and tear from
commercial service providers, with the remaining 50% staying in the Solid Waste Fund to help align and fund the
related commercial and residential sector benefits.

The Solid Waste Fund strives to operate cost-effective, financially sound, and award-winning programs that
continually serve as a role model for managing garbage, recycling, and waste reduction services for the residents
of Fort Worth, while supporting the city’s six Core Values with an exceptional level of customer service.

FY2024 DISCUSSION AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES

A City reorganization will create the new Environmental Services Department in FY2024. The new Environmental
Services Department will operate through the Solid Waste Fund, the Environmental Protection Fund, and the
portion of the General Fund budget used to date for Code Compliance Consumer Health; thus, in FY2024, the
entire Solid Waste Fund budget will be under the direction of the Environmental Services Department. Though this
could not be included in the Recommended Budget Book, City staff aims to reflect the reorganization in the
adopted budget and FY2024 Adopted Budget Book. Aside from the impact of the new department director’s
salary, the reorganization will be budget-neutral.
The Recommended Budget:

• Increases by $6,596,963 in contractual commitments due to inflationary and growth factor, which is offset
by a partial amount in contribution to fund balance
• Decreases by ($1,762,253) in the Transfer Out & Other category due to a reduction in contribution to fund
balance ($2,440,902) and an increase to operating transfer out $678,649

• Increases by $731,982 from increasing Landfill expenses, which is offset by a contribution to fund balance
• Increases by $174,159 from increasing GOP hauler fee, which is offset by a contribution to fund balance
• Decreases by ($173,694) for 2 Approved Positions (AP) from a transfer to the Environmental Protection
Fund, which is offset by contribution to fund balance
• Increases by $60,000 to transfer the Cowboy Compost program from the Environmental Protection fund,
which is offset by a use of fund balance

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