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City of Mansfield Annual Budget and Service Program Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Table of Contents

Special Revenue Fund Assumptions
The Special Revenue Funds include the Hotel/Motel Tax Fund, Mansfield Park Facilities Development Corporation
(MPFDC) Fund, and the Mansfield Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) Fund. FY 2025-2026 revenues are based on
a combination of factors, including analysis of historical revenue, anticipated changes in the local economic environment,
and projected growth and development throughout the City. Each fund has revenue that is unique to that fund and is
described below.

Hotel/Motel Tax Fund
Revenue from this fund is derived from a hotel/motel tax of 7% on hotel and motel occupied rooms within the City of
Mansfield. In FY 2012-2013, the City expanded the tourism program to develop a city-wide marketing strategy to attract
special events, conferences and sporting events that promote the use of hotels within the city. Nearby Arlington’s Dallas
Cowboys AT&T Stadium and local venues, including The Fields at Station 63, Hawaiian Falls Water Park, the Stars Center,
and Fieldhouse USA, have contributed to the demand for hotel space.

The budgeted revenue for FY 2025-2026 in the Hotel/Motel Tax Fund is $1,161,500. Hotel stays in the city quickly returned to
pre-COVID occupancy rates during FY 2021-2022 and have continued to steadily climb.

Mansfield Park Facilities Development Corporation
The operating budgeted revenue for FY 2025-2026 in the Mansfield Park Facilities Development Corporation (MPFDC)
budget is $11,789,613 for operations and an additional $2,815,849 in sales tax revenue to pay for debt service. In 1992, the
citizens voted a ½ cent sales tax to provide parks, cultural facilities and equipment to enhance and expand the City of
Mansfield’s park system. The primary sources of revenue from this fund are derived from sales tax, development fees and
rental fees. These revenue sources will continue to increase as new retail and commercial developments continue
throughout the City.

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