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Internal Service Funds

COMMUNICATION SERVICES FUND: Bret Stidham, Fire Chief
Department Narrative Budget Highlights

As part of the Fire Department, • Department Budget Reductions ($323,389)
the Communication Services Division provides • Increased Recurring Funding for the CAD System Updates
public safety dispatch operations and $70,500
radio/wireless data installation and • Increased Recurring Funding for Radio System Maintenance
maintenance. The primary sources of revenue $46,076
to the fund are charges to the Police and Fire • Increased Recurring Funding for the CAD System
Departments for dispatch and radio services. Maintenance $30,817
The largest expenditure in the fund is for
personnel costs, primarily 9-1-1 dispatching • Increased Recurring Funding for Radio Tower Lease Fees
operations. $16,184

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 113 113 113 113

Personnel Services $ 9,737,061 $ 9,664,230 $ 9,574,492 $ 9,554,092
Operating Expenses 3,815,040 3,786,504 3,777,665 3,691,512
Capital Outlay - - -
TOTAL $ 13,552,101 $ 13,450,734 $ 13,352,157 $ 13,245,604

FY 2026 Proposed Budget and Business Plan 196 City of Arlington, Texas