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City Of Haltom City Annual Budget, FY2025 Introduction

STRATEGIC GOALS

Goal 4: Practice Fiscal Responsibility while Utilizing Performance Measures
Strategic Goals Outcome:
Shared Services
Continue to partner with surrounding communities for savings on shared services
Increase investment revenues
Evaluate safe opportunities to take advantage of increased interest rates in the investment markets
EMS Services Partnering with the City of Fort Worth to assume Emergency Medical Services coverage for our
community replacing MedStar
Credit Rating
The city is currently working with Standard & Poors to improve credit rating
Automation of Records The City is currently working on automation of current and some previous records for added
effeciencies in all departments
Automate City Newsletter & Calendar Automated City Newsletter in Spring of 2020 and will continue to offer online version with some print
versions as requested
Goal 5: Build and Maintain Partnerships with Non-Profit Sector to Advance the Revitalization and Beautification of the City
Strategic Goals Outcome:
Serving Our Seniors (SOS)
Budgeted funding to help assist with seniors with lawn care, fence repair, and home repairs
Goal 6: Address Critical Facility & Infrastructure Needs

Strategic Goals Outcome:
Law Enforcement Center Construction started in Summer of 2022 and was completed in 2024
City Hall Construciton of New facility was completed in 2024 with a move-in date of November 2024 and open
to the public date of 11/24/2024.
North Park The City received a matching grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and construction is
underway
Dark Fiber Infrastructure The City plans to complete the dark fiber project by 2026 which has been funded through a federal
grant
Lead & Copper Compliance Federally unfunded mandated multi-year project to inventory all water service lines within the City,
and then test and replace as needed. Public Meetings have been scheduled this year for the public

Goal 7: Implement Innovation Technology Solutions for Security and Performance
Strategic Goals Outcome:
Drone Program Adding seven (7) drones and training to be used by PD for rapid deployment to assist in crime scenes,
fire, floods and other related events.
Utility Billing Software New Incode ERP software was purchased and mplemented with a go-live date of October 2024
Additional Modules The City is continuing to review additional modules in the MUNIS ERP software to optimize
departmental use by training and expanding the inventory, contracts, cash collections, budget, and
other modules.
HR/Payroll Munis ERP Software system or HR/Payroll was implemented in October 2024.