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general office supplies; postage for all City departments (funds for mailing the Benbrook Community Newsletter are
included in contractual services); promotional supplies; City Attorney contract; newsletter preparation and
distribution; City Council, Planning and Zoning Commission, and other City-sponsored meeting recording and
broadcast; GFOA awards; mileage reimbursement for employees; meeting refreshments; liability, property, and
firefighters life insurance; dues and participation in Texas Municipal League, North Central Texas Council of
Governments, and other City-wide memberships; Employee Appreciation Event; City Boards and Commission
Recognition Event; holiday fireworks event; Benbrook Heritage Fest; operating expenses for the Senior Citizens

Center, Household Hazardous Waste Program, and other environmental programs; hepatitis vaccine; flu shots for
employees; membership subsidy for BCC/YMCA; fuel and maintenance costs for three Staff vehicles and Senior
Citizens van; and operating expenses for the Benbrook Community Center/YMCA (these expenses are reimbursed
by the YMCA as long as the YMCA maintains a minimum number of members).

STAFF SERVICES FUNCTION

The Staff Services function is comprised of three department/divisions: Finance, Information Technology, and
Human Resources. The Staff Services function performs all accounting, auditing, budgeting, cash management,
personnel, data processing, information technology, purchasing, and risk management functions in the City. Staff
assists with receptionist and telephone duties. The Staff Services Division includes the following full-time positions:
Finance Director, Accounting Supervisor, Accounting Clerk, Information Technology Director, Assistant Information
Technology Director, and Human Resources Manager is funded through this function. A majority of the hardware
and software costs for all General Fund divisions are financed in the Information Technology division.

The 2025-26 Budget for the Staff Services function is $1,727,480. This allocation represents an increase of $119,118
from the 2024-25 re-estimate of $1,608,362.

FINANCE

The Finance division is staffed by the Finance Director, the Accounting Supervisor and one Accounting Clerk. The
Finance division’s 2025-26 Budget allocation totals $695,819 for a net increase of $37,770 from the 2024-25 re-
estimate of $658,049.

The 2025-26 Budget includes funds for a scheduled merit increase for the Accounting Supervisor and Accounting

Clerk; this amount is for salaries and for fringe benefits. The 2025-26 Budget includes funds for an increase in
health, dental, and life insurance premiums for these three employees, and a 2.0 percent COLA. Additional funds
are included in the 2025-26 Budget for audit services, delinquent tax collections, and for property tax billing and
collecting services.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

The Information Technology division is staffed by the Information Technology Director and Assistant Director. The
2025-26 Budget for Information Technology totals $864,801 for an increase of $71,487 from the 2024-25 re-
estimate of $793,314.
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