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Budget Highlights Revenue Highlights

Licenses and Permits
Licenses and Permits are primarily made up of the building, residential, alarm, and health permit fees. Revenues
in this category are anticipated to increase by approximately $2.8 million, or 11.62%, from the FY2024 budget.
This is a larger increase than in recent years, with the majority of new revenue coming from a 12.5% fee increase
from Development Services.
Intergovernmental Revenue

Revenue from other government agencies is mainly made up of reimbursement for indirect costs. Revenues in
this category are projected to increase by $4.9 million, or 24.05%, in FY2025. A significant source of the increase
is revenue from the Texas Comptroller, with a 35.58% ($4.3 million) increase over FY2024 levels.

Charges for Services

Service Charges are mainly made up of administrative service charges, allocations for technology services,
deferred and penalty fees for court services, plan review fees, gas well annual fees, registration fees, site
reservations, planning commission fees, mowing fees, and fire inspection fees. Revenues in this category are
increasing $77 million, or 9.26%, from the FY2024 budget. This revenue category is the most diverse among City
revenues, with FY2025 growth coming from internal services and allocations, utility services, and admissions to
recreational properties owned by the City.

Fines, Forfeitures, and Special Assessments
Fines, Forfeitures and Special Assessments are mainly made up of traffic fines, general fines, and parking fines.
Revenues in this category are projected to increase by approximately $214,398, or 3.39%, from the FY2024
budget.

Use of Money and Property

Revenue from Use of Money and Property consists primarily of interest on investments, commercial exhibit
building rentals, and lease revenue. Use of Money and Property revenues are projected to increase by
approximately $9.1 million, or 20.74%, from the FY2024 budget. The largest individual increases are in
Contributions from Others (up over $5.5 million from FY2024) and Interest Earnings (up over $5.4 million from
FY2024), but a variety of lease revenue streams constitute a significant portion of the overall change in this
revenue category.

Other Revenue

Other Revenues are mainly made up of reimbursement of labor costs and miscellaneous revenues. Revenues in
this category are projected to increase by $11.8 million, or 7%, from the FY2024 budget.

Operating Transfers
Transfer payments consist of revenues that are transferred from funds such as Solid Waste, Water and Sewer,
Stormwater, and Crime Control Prevention District to the General Fund. Revenues in this category are projected
to increase by $15.5 million or 6.23% from the FY2024 budget. This change was primarily due to an increase in
the transfer from Water/Sewer of $8.8 million, or 5.93%, which is received as a street rental fee from the Water
department.

SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS

The following is not all-inclusive of the City’s Special Revenue Funds.

Crime Control and Prevention District Fund

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