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USA and the Stars Center ice rink will generate additional sales tax revenue from visitors utilizing these
recreational venues.
Mansfield Economic Development Corporation
The FY 2023-2024 operating budget for the Mansfield Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) is
$2,038,594. Also included in this fund is $2,660,028 for debt service and $5,459,950 for contractually
obligated projects. In 1992, the citizens voted a ½ cent sales tax to provide economic development funds
to provide a funding mechanism to encourage retail, commercial and industrial development within the
City of Mansfield to reduce the residential tax burden. The primary source of revenue from this fund is
derived from sales tax, which makes up 99.25% of budgeted revenue.
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND REVENUE ASSUMPTIONS
The Capital Projects Fund includes the Street Construction Fund, Utility Construction Fund, Drainage
Construction Fund, Building Construction Fund, MPFDC Construction Fund, MEDC Construction Fund
and the Equipment Replacement Fund. The revenue sources for these funds include bond proceeds,
impact fees, contributions, transfers, interest earnings, grants and other uncategorized revenue. While
bond proceeds continue to be the major source of revenue for the Capital Projects Fund, impact fees have
also become a major revenue source.
Impact fees include park development fees, roadway impact fees and water/sewer impact fees. Roadway
impact fees are charged to the builder or developer on a per lot basis for residential homes at a rate of
$4,900 per lot; commercial and special use impact fees are charged on a per vehicle-mile basis. Water &
Sewer impact fees are charged based on the size of the water and sewer line connection to the water and
sewer system.
In FY 2022-2023, roadway impact fees, water/sewer impact fees and park development fees totaled
$10,790,925. Impact fee revenue is projected to continue in future years, but the City has been
conservative in its estimates for impact fee contributions. Impact fees are utilized to reduce the amount of
bond issuance in the Capital Improvement funds.
Contributions from developers and the Mansfield Economic Development Corporation Fund provide
additional revenue in these funds. Contributions are not budgeted on an annual basis in the Capital
Projects Fund since these revenues cannot be projected with any degree of certainty.
Transfers, interest and expense recovery revenues make up the remaining revenue sources of the Capital
Project Fund. Generally, transfers from the General Fund and/or bond proceeds provide the funding
source for the Equipment Replacement Fund unless the City opts to finance the purchase of equipment.
The City Council and Management team have made a conscious effort to develop alternative revenue
sources by the utilization of impact fees and developer contributions.
Further detail can be found in the Capital Project Funds section of the budget document.
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