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General Fund

COMMUNICATION & LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS: Jay Warren, Director

Department Narrative Business Plan Objectives

The Communication and Legislative Affairs • Forge Local Business Community
Department provides services in a variety of • Maintain Availability of City Resources
areas including Executive Support, City • Plan, Manage, and Maintain Public Assets
Secretary’s Office, Vital Statistics, Office of
Communications, Action Center and Revenue Highlights
Document Services. Work completed by this • Vital Statistics $325,000
department includes communication efforts, • Open Records Requests 35,000
open records requests, customer service, • Alcoholic Beverage Licenses 10,000
intergovernmental relations, agenda Total $370,000
management, legal postings, revenue
enhancement, records management, and Budget Highlights
implementing projects through continuous
interaction with the City Manager’s Office and • Department Budget Reductions ($130,529)
the Office of Mayor and Council. The
Communication and Legislative Affairs
Department seeks to facilitate work across
departments to increase cooperation and
efficiency for the organization.

City-wide Budget Impacts
FY 2026 expenditures are impacted by a shift in the calculation of the city’s contribution to the Group Health Fund, a 3% across
the board cost-of-living adjustment, and other market pay adjustments to some Administrative Clerical and Technical Craft
positions effective October 2025.

Authorized Positions and Expenditures by Category

Actual Budgeted Estimated Proposed
FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2025 FY 2026
Authorized Positions 46 46 46 46

Personnel Services $ 3,961,069 $ 4,285,566 $ 4,204,332 $ 4,378,510
Operating Expenses 1,020,745 1,104,366 1,005,357 1,151,647
Capital Outlay - - -

TOTAL $ 4,981,814 $ 5,389,932 $ 5,209,689 $ 5,530,157

FY 2026 Proposed Budget and Business Plan 140 City of Arlington, Texas