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Promote livability and community pride.

• Cross Timbers Golf Course continues steady growth in the number of rounds played
for the past several years. Cross Timbers continues to be a destination place to
play – attracting golfers from around the Metroplex and beyond.
• Capital projects included new trail lights and replacement ballfield lights at Shady
Grove Park, renovation of Cross Timbers Golf Course’s pro shop and the
Roadrunner Grille and initiated the driving range renovation project, additional office
space at the Library, the Emergency Process Generator & Onshore Generator for
Raw Water Intake Station Project for the Water Plant and the Avondale Lift Station
Project (CDBG).
• Seasonal lights on the Fire Station, Library and Central Park facilities.
• Created the FeedLot food truck park as well as having a farmers’ market at the site
twice a month.
• Conducted two (2) city-wide and one (1) neighborhood cleanup days.

Budget Overview

The evolution of the City’s budget centers around the goals and strategies listed above while at
the same time dealing with current economic realities and residual effects of the COVID-19
pandemic. From this information, the following specific objectives to be accomplished during FY
2024-25 have been developed:

• Maintain or improve current levels of service to meet customer demands.
• Revise and improve the formal economic development marketing program in
cooperation with the Azle Municipal Development District.
• Continued implementation of the Capital Improvement Plan.
• Continue to develop financial policies that guide future decision makers, especially
during difficult economic times.
• Continue to expand and diversify the economic base.
• Continue to provide the tools necessary for employees to safely do their job.
• Continue efforts to attract and retain quality employees.
• Continue to improve appearance of the City through increased code enforcement and
education efforts.
• Address infrastructure issues to improve transportation, drainage, City facilities and
utility services.
• Maintain the City’s financial reserves to enhance overall financial stability.

All of these short-term objectives are consistent with the City’s long-term vision of managing
diversified growth while continually providing quality services and adequate infrastructure to the
community.

Revenues for the FY 2024-25 budget are estimated by evaluating the current state of the
economy, identifying trends in different revenue sources and using estimates from other
government entities. Staff used recent trends created by the current economic conditions as
well as past actual collections from the previous three (3) years to create trends in the City’s
various revenue sources in order to come up with reasonable revenue estimates. Property
appraisals from Tarrant Appraisal District and Parker County Appraisal District were used to
estimate this year’s property tax revenues and comprise the only estimates from other

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