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Additionally the CEDC Board of Directors made a recommendation at their July 28, 2026 board meeting
to adjust member fees for Champions Club. These adjustments increase rates for non-resident members.

As part of the City’s annual budget preparation, departments have also reviewed current fees to ensure
they are set at the optimum rate to achieve desired cost recovery and to determine if there are areas
where new fees are needed. These efforts have resulted in some changes to the City’s fee schedule
which will be considered by City Council in October 2026. Budget Overview

The largest source of fee revenue comes from the provision of water, wastewater and solid waste
collection services. These revenues and associated expenditures are accounted for in the City’s Utility
Fund (see later section of this overview for fund details). These revenues are projected to be $42,422,865,
an increase of $592,565 or 1.4% from the prior year adopted budget. Revenue has been adjusted to
better align with projected consumption trends. The budget also includes a solid waste pass through
residential rate increase of 2.7%, a Trinity River Authority (TRA) blended pass through rate increase of
5% (wastewater), and a 15% pass through increase from the City of Fort Worth (water).

Other significant service fees include development and permit related fees. For this fiscal year,
development and permit fees are estimated to generate $1,537,100, a 1.2% increase from the prior year
adopted budget. This estimate holds development and permit revenue essentially flat, reflecting the
City’s approach to build-out as the remaining supply of undeveloped land continues to decline.

For additional information regarding the City’s revenues, please reference the subsequent sections of
this budget document.
Figure 12
EXPENDITURES – TOTAL

OPERATING INVESTMENTS All Funds - FY 2027

Planned operating expenditures in this fiscal Total Expenditures by
year across all funds total $133,650,043, which Category
is a $4,032,789, or 2.9% decrease from the prior
year adopted budgeted expenditures. Figure 12
shows the total expenditures by category, for all
funds and the table on the following page shows d ^ Zs/
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expenditures by fund. As previously discussed,
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funds that carry one-time or cyclical costs. The
Vehicle Replacement Fund declines $3,286,612,
the Strategic Initiative Fund declines $1,091,834,
the TIF Operating Fund declines $1,393,381, and
the Facility Maintenance Fund declines $391,536,
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in each case because projects and purchases ϰϰй
budgeted in FY 2026 are not repeated in FY 2027.
Conversely, funds with notable increases include
the Technology Infrastructure & Security Fund,
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