The tax rate will again be $0.21. Of this, $0.140679 shall be allocated to Maintenance and Operations. The Interest & Sinking portion shall be $0.069321.

 

Approved 9-15-26
Budget 2027
INCOME
Property Taxes Rate- $0.21
Property Tax 802,000
Total- Property Taxes 802,000
Business and Franchise Taxes
City Sales Tax 291,000
Franchise Electric 112,500
Franchise Gas 11,500
Franchise Telephone/Cable 8,250
Franchise Solid Waste 20,000
Total- Business and Franchise Taxes 443,250
Fines & Fees
Court Collections 400,000
Local Consolidated Fees 16,500
Warrant Letter Collections 4,000
Rezoning & Variance Fees 750
Plat Filing Fees 1,000
Other Fees 150
Total- Fines & Fees 422,400
Permits & Registrations
Building Permits 20,000
Other Permits/Fees- Solicitation, Occupancy, etc. 250
Contractor Registration 1,500
Total- Permits 21,750
Other Revenue
Developer Contributions 20,000
Reports/FOI/Misc. 50
Interest 50,000
Use of Community Room 500
Carryover from previous years 20,000
Misc. 2,000
92,550
TOTAL INCOME
1,781,950

EXPENSES
Personnel
Salaries , Wages, Health Care Stipends 454,500
FICA,Medicare,Unmplymnt 0.1046 TMRS Avg 0.06315 69,500
Total- Personnel 524,000
Administration
Professional Services
Legal 12,000
Audit 24,000
Payroll Bookkeeping 4,200
General Bookkeeping 8,400
Engineering/Other Professional Services 7,000
Engineering- Development Related 20,000
Total- Professional Services 75,600
Operation and Maintenance
Advertising 1,250
Annexation/Zoning Expense 500
Appraisal District 8,500
Building Repair and Maintenance 15,500
Dues/Memberships 2,700
Caruth- Fire monitoring 500
Election Expenses 2,200
Equip Repair and Maintenance 1,000
Forney Fire Department 115,000
Inspections 10,000
Miscellaneous Fees- Admin 1,250
Office Equipment 1,500
Office Supplies 3,500
Postage 300
Printing 200
Event Expenses 2,000
Tax Assessor/Collector (Per parcel- $1.50) 1,800
Other 200
Total- Operation and Maintenance 167,900
Employee Development
Training 750
Travel 4,000
Total- Employee Development 4,750

Utilities and Communication
Electricity 9,250
Gas 5,000
Water 2,250
Internet / Web 5,000
Phone 2,000
Tech costs- email, maintenance, etc. 7,000
Software update 3,500
Total- Utilities and Communication 34,000
Insurance and Bonding
Insurance 32,000
Total- Insurance and Bonding 32,000
TOTAL ADMINISTRATION 314,250
COURT
Operations and Maintenance
Collection Fees- Linebarger - Court 12,500
Comptroller Payments - State of Texas 185,000
Dues/Memberships - Court 100
Equipment Repair & Maintenance - Court 250
Jury Expense - Court 650
Miscellaneous/Contingency - Court 250
Office Supply 750
Office Equipment - Court 500
Postage - Court 500
Printing/Publications - Court 500
Total - Operations and Maintenance 201,000
Employee Development
Training - Court 250
Travel - Court Not anticipated. 250
Total- Employee Development 500
Professional Services
Legal Fees - Court 7,200
Total - Professional Services 7,200
TOTAL COURT 208,700

LAW ENFORCEMENT
Operations and Maintenance
Dues/Memberships 50
Equipment Repair & Maintenance 2,500
Fuel 16,000
Miscellaneous/Contingency- Law Enforcement 1,200
Police Supplies/Equipment 9,000
Radar Leasing-
Uniforms 1,000
Vehicle Repair & Maintenance 22,000
Total- Operations and Maintenance 51,750
Employee Development
Training- Law Enforcement 500
Travel- Law Enforcement 1,000
Total- Employee Development 1,500
Utilities and Communication
Mobile Hotspot- Verizon 2,500
Phone- Law Enforcement 800
Regional Communication Center 3,500
Lenslock (Combo- Bodycam, car, etc.) 19,500
Software/Technology (Peacemaker & RMS) 7,500
Total- Utilities and Communication 33,800
Police Vehicle
Prep for new vehicle
Police vehicle- 68,000
Total Police Vehicle 68,000
Total PD 155,050

STREET & PUBLIC SERVICES
Projects/Debt service
Debt Service 534,000
Total- Projects 534,000
Operations and Maintenance
Materials/Repairs 5,000
Mosquito Spraying (550 x 12)(2021- 600x12) 8,500
Trimming 1,000
Mowing & Clearing 3,500
Street- Signs, hardware, etc 500
Streetlights 7,000
Animal Control 400
Miscellaneous- Street 50
Total- Operations & Maintenance 25,950
TOTAL STREET 559,950
CAPITAL OUTLAY
Capital improvements 20,000
Infrastructure Project- Dollar General
Total- Capital Outlay 20,000
TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY 20,000
TOTAL EXPENSES 1,781,950
Total Income $ 1,781,950
Total Expenses $ 1,781,950
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