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This category of revenue includes interlocal
General Fund contributions from the cities of Grapevine,

Expenditure Highlights Colleyville, and Keller for the joint Teen Court
Personnel program and revenue from programs and services
Item Expenditure such as ambulance services and some general
All Employees - recreation programs. Revenue increases in this
2% - 4% category are budgeted to account for additional
Pay Adjustment - Merit
Performance- revenue related billing practice adjustments for
Based Adjustment
ambulance services and an increase in program
Public Safety
Pay Adjustment – revenue for those recreation programs.
Maintain Compensation Market
Market Position Adjustments -
Budget Overview
85th Percentile As previously noted, total General Fund operating
FLSA Required $37,500 budget revenues are expected to increase by 1.8%,
Overtime a moderate increase attributed to growth in elastic
Health Insurance 5% rate increase revenue sources such as sales tax collections
Dependent healthcare $138,000 as well as franchise taxes. This overall revenue
cost increases growth reflects the adopted tax rate reduction and
ongoing use of the 20% homestead exemption.
Operations

TML Insurance $180,000 Figure 19 shows the distribution of General Fund
Rise Flag Football $43,605 revenue sources.

Financial Audit Services $4,000
The General Fund also recognizes $2,986,054 that
Appraisal Districts Tax $31,400 will be transferred in from other funds to cover
Appraisal Services
indirect costs borne by the General Fund. For
Emergency Dispatch,
Detention and Animal $65,000 this fiscal year, indirect charges are not needed to
Control Contract balance the General Fund budget. The transfer will
Increase go straight to the budget’s bottom line, ensuring
Police Department - CID an optimum fund balance.
Lab Testing Contract $15,000
Services
Expenditure highlights. The General Fund
Southlake Town Square accounts for 41% of the City’s operational
Parking Garages - $15,000
Annual Maintenance expenses. Planned expenditures total $56,413,838
and represent a 3.5% increase over the prior year
Technology Renewals - adopted budget. This growth can be attributed
Cybersecurity, Network $87,990
Management and to a corresponding growth in the cost of existing
Disaster Recovery goods and services as well as personnel costs.
Fire Department - EMS
Program Contract and More than 70% of planned expenses are personnel-
Supplies, Structural PPE, $22,195 related, reflecting the nature of the municipality
Station Supplies as a service organization. These costs include
Engineering Services $16,675 compensation, benefits, and other expenses.
Tyler Technologies Changes to the budget for these expenses are
Access Portals (Resident, $12,098 shown below:
Vendor, Employee)

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