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SHARED SERVICES AT A GLANCE

Budget Summary

Shared Services include Finance & Accounting, Budget & Purchasing, as well as Information
Technology, Human Resources, Public Records, and the Municipal Court. Shared Services, within the
Finance and Accounting division, also manages the contracts with the Tarrant County Tax Assessor and
the City’s Sanitation Services provider. The total Shared Services budget increased 9.21% in FY 2023-
2024. The cost increases include consolidation of city-wide audit fees in the Finance & Accounting
division, contract services in Tax Assessment, one new full-time equivalent position in Budget &
Purchasing, and two new full-time equivalent positions in Human Resources. The Budget & Purchasing
division also increased due to the purchase of a new software package for creating a digital budget book.

Shared Services costs are partially funded by the City’s other major funds via an overhead allocation
transfer at the end of the fiscal year and is calculated on a pro rata basis.

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