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City Of Haltom City Annual Budget, Fy2024 Supplemental Information City Of Haltom City Annual Budget, Fy2024 Supplemental Information

ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

FIRE SERVICES BOARD The following acronyms and abbreviations are used throughout the budget document:

The purpose is to improve fire safety by PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION BISD – Birdville Independent School District
providing information and giving direction to the B.O.D. – Biological Oxygen Demand
community through fire safety programs and The purpose is to consider plats, hold public
education. The board consists of eight citizens meetings on zoning and rezoning, and CAD/RMS – Computer Aided Dispatch / Record Management System
of the city and meets the third Tuesday of each make recommendations to Council. The P CAFR – Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
month at 6:00 p.m. at the Central Fire Station. & Z acts as an advisory board and has such CART – Child Abduction Response Team
duties and powers as specified by the laws CCPD – Crime Control & Prevention District.
HOUSING AUTHORITY of the State of Texas, the Charter, and the CDBG – Community Development Block Grant
Ordinances of the City. The Commission
The Housing Authority is responsible consists of 7 regular members and two alternate CD-ROM – Compact Disc - Read Only Memory
for the administration of Federal Public members and meets the second and fourth CIP – Capital Improvement Plan
Housing in the City of Haltom City and Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in City Hall. CLUP – Comprehensive Land Use Plan
each member is appointed by the Mayor. CO or C.O. – Certificate of Obligation
The board meets on an as needed basis. SIGN BOARD OF APPEALS CVC – Crime Victim Coordinator

LIBRARY BOARD The purpose of the Sign Board of Appeals is DWI – Driving While Intoxicated
to grant variances from size, spacing, height, EDC – Haltom City Economic Development Corporation
The purpose of the Library Board is set-back, location and other requirements EOY – End of Year
to confer with the city council and the of the ordinance, both as to off-premises EMS – Emergency Medical Service
administrative staff of the city and and on-premises signs. Members of the EPA – United States Environmental Protection Agency
Zoning Board of Adjustments serve on this
Assist in the development of public library board and it meets on an as-needed basis. FEMA – Federal Emergency Management Agency
services in the city. The board consists of eight FT – Full Time
citizens of the city and is an advisory board. It ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FY – Fiscal Year
reviews and comments on the annual operating GAAP – Generally Accepted Accounting Policies
budget and capital improvement requests. The The Zoning Board of Adjustment hears and decides GASB – Governmental Accounting Standards Board
board meets the fourth Tuesday of each month cases where it is alleged there is an error in any
at the Library Board Meeting Room at 6 p.m. requirement, decision, or determination made by GFOA – Government Finance Officers Association
the Zoning Ordinance or the Building Official in the GFOAT – Government Finance Officers Association of Texas
PARK AND RECREATIONAL BOARD enforcement of the ordinances and has the power to GPS – Global Positing System
establish public notice and hearing to alter previous HCTV – Haltom City Cable Television
The board makes studies and project plans for action in such matters. The ZBA consists of 8 regular HR – Human Resources
the improvement and acquisition of public park members and 1 alternate member. The alternate IT – Information Technology
and open spaces with a view to its development serves in the absence of a regular member when
and extension, recommends to council recreation requested by the Chairman. The board meets the I&S – Interest and Sinking
programs for all segments of the population, and second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 5:30 LLEBG – Local Law Enforcement Block Grant
acts with and assists other municipal boards in p.m. in City Hall. This board also serves as the M&O – Maintenance and Operations
formulating proper plans for municipal park and Hearings Board and the Sign Board of Appeals. NPDES – National Pollution Discharge Elimination System
open space development. The board consists
of eight citizens and meets the first Tuesday of PAM – Payment Authorization Memo
each month at 6 p.m. at the Recreation Center. PEG – Public Education and Government
P & Z – Planning and Zoning
TAD – Tarrant Appraisal District
TIF – Tax Incremental Finance
TML – Texas Municipal League
TMRS – Texas Municipal Retirement System
TP&W – Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife
TxDOT – Texas Department of Transportation
V.T.C.S. – Vernon’ Texas Civil Statutes
W&S – Water and Sewer
ZBA – Zoning Board of Adjustment