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Special Revenue Fund Municipal Golf

Rockwood Park Golf Course is an 18-hole facility with a driving range, pro shop, snack shop, and six-hole practice
course. Rockwood Park has the distinction of serving as the host site for The First Tee of Fort Worth and the
Ben Hogan Learning Center. The 18-hole course received an extensive renovation and reopened in June 2017.
The newly constructed clubhouse opened in May 2021. The course is located in the near northwest part
of the city.

Municipal Golf Fund expenditures are financed primarily from charges-for-service, classified as taxable and non-
taxable revenue, in the form of green fees, cart rentals, and other fees at all golf courses. In August 2014, the City
Council approved a resolution providing an annual subsidy to the Municipal Golf Fund beginning in FY2015.
In July 2015, the Municipal Golf Fund was changed from an Enterprise Fund to a Special Revenue Fund.

In FY2016, the annual subsidy was apportioned to pay previous PeopleSoft FINS Phase II debt, while also
continuing to support the Municipal Golf Fund.

FY2025 DISCUSSION AND SIGNIFICANT CHANGES

The Municipal Golf Fund is currently planning for a renovation of Meadowbrook Golf Course. Due to the 2022
Bond Program – Proposition B that passed in May of 2022, Meadowbrook Golf Course is scheduled to close on
November 1, 2023, and reopen in Summer 2025. No revenue would be generated during the closure, but
expenditures would be incurred for staff salaries and benefits to oversee construction and for utilities. All financial
strategies for the Municipal Golf Fund need to account for the impacts of the closure and the financial
performance when the facility reopens following the renovation.

The Recommended Budget:

• Increases by $260,820 for the addition of 13 authorized positions (APs) due to the increase service levels
for the reopening of Meadowbrook and sustain customer service offsets by the revenue increase.
• Increases by $385,241 in equipment due to supply chain cost increases.

• Increases by $267,358 in salary and benefits for previously approved costs associated with pay for
performance, step increases, rising health care costs and pension contributions.
• Increases by $252,294 in General Operating & Maintenance for costs associated with risk management,
administrative cost, and IT solutions allocation costs.
• Increases by $238,605 in salary and benefits due to pay band adjustment and budgeted vacancy savings
rate that produces salary savings.
• Increases by $105,928 in General Operating & Maintenance due to Golf Pass Fee Restructure.

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