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OPERATING FUNDS REVENUES

ADOPTED BUDGET

General Fund and Debt Service Fund revenues and transfers for 2025-26 are projected to be $27,802,265 and are
$270,347 or 0.96 percent below the 2024-25 budget of $28,072,612. General Fund revenues and transfers for
2025-26 total $26,528,441 for a net decrease of $4,013 or 0.02 percent below the 2024-25 budget of $26,532,454.
Debt Service Fund revenues and transfers total $1,273,824 in 2025-26 for an decrease of $266,334 or 17.29 percent

less than the 2024-254 budget of $1,540,158.

General Fund and Debt Service Fund revenues, excluding transfers, for 2025-26 are projected to be $27,427,821
and are $4,672 or 0.02 percent under the 2024-25 budget of $27,432,493. General Fund revenues for 2025-26 total
$26,228,441 for a net decrease of $4,013 or 0.02 percent under the 2024-25 budget of $26,232,454. Debt Service
Fund revenues total $1,199,380 in 2025-26 for a decrease of $659 or 0.05 percent less than the 2024-25 budget of
$1,200,039.

PROPERTY TAX RATE AND REVENUES

The 2025-26 Budget includes maintaining the property tax rate at $0.5550 per $100 valuation from $0.5550 in 2024-
25. The General Fund rate decreases to $0.5191 from $0.5193 and the Debt Service portion of the property tax
rate increases to $0.0359 from $0.0357.

The City of Benbrook is projected to experience flat property tax revenue growth in 2025-26, when compared to
the prior year budget amount, due to Tarrant Appraisal District not reappraising properties for tax year 2025. On
July 23, 2025, the Tarrant Appraisal District (TAD) provided the City with final assessed valuation totals for use in
computing property tax projections and in preparing "Truth in Taxation" notices. Assessed valuations increased by
approximately 1.51 percent in comparison with total values.

For the Operating Funds (General Fund and Debt Service Fund), revenue from ad valorem taxes in the amount of
$18,589,771 for 2025-26 is projected to increase by $810,487 from the 2024-25 re-estimate of $17,779,284.
Current property tax revenue is projected to increase by $800,137 from $17,675,334 to $18,475,471. Revenue
from delinquent property taxes is projected to increase by $20,000 to $51,000 compared to the prior year.

FRANCHISE TAX REVENUE

Franchise taxes are projected to increase $7,947 from the 2024-25 re-estimate of $1,227,053. Revenue from
the electrical franchise is projected to be $850,000 in 2025-26. Revenue from the natural gas franchise is
projected to be $125,000. Revenue from the telephone franchise is projected to be $30,000. Revenue from the
sanitation franchise is projected to be $100,000. Revenue from the cable television franchise is projected to be

$130,000.

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