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Sports Park Road Reconstruction, $1,350,000 for the Mt. Gilead Road Reconstruction, $700,000 for
pavement markings, $550,000 for sidewalk improvements, $450,000 for the replacement of a 20-year-old
Public Works work order software, of which $386,850 will be a one-time expense, and $400,000 for the
Bear Creek Bridge Erosion Protection Project. Cash funding one-time projects in the General Fund allows
the city to meet current service demands, including capital maintenance needs, without issuing debt.

Another significant change to ongoing expenditures is personnel-related, with compensation increases
accounting for $1,225,342. Personnel changes are also discussed under Goal 5.

Water and Wastewater

The adopted Water and Wastewater Fund budget shows an increase of $1,681,241, or 5.6%, compared
to FY 2023-24. That total includes contracts for water purchases from the City of Fort Worth and
wastewater treatment and collection services from the Trinity River Authority. These two contracts
combined total $14,941,023 — 47.2% of the Water and Wastewater Fund budget.

Both contracts will change in FY 2024-25, reflected in the pass-thru portion of customers' rates. The
adopted budget and pass-thru rates reflect a 3% increase from Fort Worth due to increased consumption
and a 12.9% increase from TRA which was mitigated to only 1% due to lowered volume usage than
anticipated. The city water and wastewater rates will see respective adjustments of 0.87% and 2.47%.

An average monthly water bill is expected to increase by $0.78 per month in the year ahead, and the
wastewater bill would increase by $1.34. Combined, the average utility customer's monthly bill will see a
total monthly increase of about $2.12 or 1.47%.

Water and Wastewater cash-funded projects for FY 2024-25 include $450,000 for a material storage
building, $450,000 for repairs to the Pearson water pump, $400,000 for annual waterline replacements,
$250,000 for the SWIFT waterline project, $200,000 for yearly wastewater line replacements, and
$175,000 for water tank maintenance. Also included in the Water and Wastewater Fund budget is a
$450,000 contribution to the Public Works work order software replacement, which is split with the
General Fund.

One-Time, Cash-Funded Projects
This year's overall proposal is an operationally balanced budget with ongoing revenue exceeding ongoing
expenditures. The adopted budget shows overall expenditures exceeding revenues by $7,641,087.
However, a few funds will be cash funding one-time projects through the use of fund balance.

By taking advantage of fund balance to cash-fund projects, the city can address significant community and
department needs without increasing property or utility rates — or issuing debt. Below is a list of one-
time, cash-funded projects included in this year's budget and their associated funding source:

 Sports Park Road Reconstruction - $2,860,000 from the General Fund
 Mt. Gilead Road Reconstruction - $1,350,000 from the General Fund
 Pavement Markings - $700,000 from the General Fund
 Sidewalk Improvements - $550,000 from the General Fund
 Bear Creek Bridge Erosion Protection - $400,000 from the General Fund
 Axon Body Worn Camera & Fleet Camera System - $215,000 from the Keller Crime Control and
Prevention District Fund

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