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Special Revenue Funds
                                                                      Special Revenue Funds
                                                                      Expenditure Highlights
         The City of Southlake accounts for revenues and
         expenditures of dedicated or special purpose
         funding in special revenue funds as described below.               Commercial Vehicle
                                                                             Enforcement Fund
         Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Fund. State                       Item                Expenditure
         law requires that fines and forfeitures associated                                                               Transmittal Letter
         with commercial vehicle enforcement activities be           Pay Adjustment      Up to 4.5% combined
                                                                                            Merit and Market
         segregated for accounting purposes.

                                                                     Health Insurance      6.9% rate increase
         For FY 2024, we are projecting total revenues of
         $29,500. Expenses total $174,750. A General Fund                      Court Security
         transfer of $100,000 into this fund is planned. The
         ending fund balance is projected to be $142,565.                                Up to 4.5% combined
                                                                     Pay Adjustment
                                                                                            Merit and Market
         Court Security. The budget anticipates revenues of
         $32,000. Expenditures of $80,520 are planned to             Health Insurance      6.9% rate increase
         enhance the overall safety of the court with the use
         of security personnel and other approaches. The                     Court Technology
         projected ending fund balance is $346,229.
                                                                  Replacement citation          $18,000
         Court Technology. The budget anticipates revenues               writers
         of $26,500. Expenditures of $26,530 are planned                Hotel Occupancy Tax Fund
         to include funding for projects to optimize the use
         of technology for municipal court. The projected            Pay Adjustment      Up to 4.5% combined
         ending fund balance is $280,850.                                                   Merit and Market

                                                                     Health Insurance      6.9% rate increase
         Hotel Occupancy Tax. The Hotel Occupancy Tax is
         authorized under the Texas Tax Code, Chapter 351.
         The City of Southlake adopted Ordinance No. 769 in         Shopping & Dining           $75,000
                                                                      Open Rewards
         February 2000, levying a 7% tax on room receipts.               Program
         The tax on hotel rooms is providing the revenues
                                                                   Community Events
         to the city in this category. For FY 2024, revenues       Participation Policy
         are estimated at $2,145,500, an increase of 25.6%        Program Increase for         $40,000
         compared to the FY 2023 adopted budget.                         Events

         Total planned expenditures for this fund for FY           Solar Eclipse Event          $25,000
         2024 are $1,143,044. Transfers to other funds total
         $607,645, including the indirect transfer to the                Storm Water Utility Fund
         General Fund, as well as transfers to the Public Art
         Fund, and to the (CIP).
                                                                   Gradall Fixed Thump          $13,500
         The ending fund balance is projected at $3,251,613.             Grapple







         Library Donations. Staff is anticipating
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