The Colony, Texas ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET FISCAL YEAR 2016/2017 See the DIFFERENCE, Experience the DIFFERENCE, Enjoy the DIFFERENCE! Annual Operating Budget For Fiscal Year 2016/2017 This budget will raise more total property taxes than last year’s budget by $3,375,670 or 16% increase and of that $1,018,600 is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year. The proposed tax rate of $.6675 per $100 valuation which is ¼ cent less than the current tax rate of $.6700 per $100 valuation. Record Vote on Tax Rate: At the meeting on September 20, 2016, the members of the governing body voted to approve the budget for the 2016/2017 fiscal year as follows: FOR: Marks, Shrag, Terre, McCourry, Wade, and Mikulec AGAINST: None PRESENT and not voting: None ABSENT: Boyer Property Tax Comparison: 2015/2016 2016/2017 Adopted Tax Rate .6700 .6675 M & O .51036 .51254 Debt Rate .15964 .15496 Effective Rate .64522 .606728 Rollback Rate .689274 .652962 City Debt Obligations Secured by Property Taxes $ 4,702,200.00 Contents Letter to Mayor and Council ......................................................................................................... 4 Ad Valorem Tax Assessment Summary ........................................................................................ 8 Property Tax Distribution Calculations .......................................................................................... 9 Fund Overview ............................................................................................................................... 10 Staff Organization .......................................................................................................................... 11 Authorized Funded Positions ....................................................................................................... 12 Fund Summaries ............................................................................................................................. 14 General Fund ................................................................................................................................. 16 General Administration .................................................................................................................... 24 Community Image ............................................................................................................................ 26 Fleet Services ....................................................................................................................................... 28 City Secretary ..................................................................................................................................... 30 City Council ......................................................................................................................................... 32 Human Resources .............................................................................................................................. 34 Finance ................................................................................................................................................. 36 Information Technology ................................................................................................................... 38 Municipal Court .................................................................................................................................. 40 Animal Control .................................................................................................................................... 42 Facility Maintenance ........................................................................................................................ 44 Engineering/Development Services ............................................................................................. 46 Fire .......................................................................................................................................................... 50 Communications/Dispatch ............................................................................................................. 52 Police ..................................................................................................................................................... 54 Library .................................................................................................................................................... 58 Parks Fund ....................................................................................................................................... 60 Parks and Recreation ....................................................................................................................... 64 Aquatic Park ........................................................................................................................................ 68 Community Center ........................................................................................................................... 70 Utility Fund ....................................................................................................................................... 72 ANNUAL BUDGET 2016/2017 |THE COLONY, TEXAS 1 Non-Departmental ............................................................................................................................ 76 Water Distribution ............................................................................................................................... 78 Wastewater ......................................................................................................................................... 80 Utility Administration-Customer Services ..................................................................................... 82 Water Production ............................................................................................................................... 84 Public Works ........................................................................................................................................ 86 Storm Water ......................................................................................................................................... 88 Environmental ..................................................................................................................................... 90 Economic Development Fund – Type A ................................................................................... 92 Community Development Fund – Type B ................................................................................. 96 The Colony PID Fund ................................................................................................................... 100 Hotel/Motel Tax Fund .................................................................................................................. 102 CVB ...................................................................................................................................................... 104 Communications ............................................................................................................................. 106 Lake Parks Fund ........................................................................................................................... 108 Special Events Fund .................................................................................................................... 112 Court Security Fund ..................................................................................................................... 116 Court Technology Fund .............................................................................................................. 118 Minor Funds ................................................................................................................................... 120 Child Safety Fund .................................................................................................................................. 120 Storm Water .......................................................................................................................................... 120 Citizen Donation .................................................................................................................................... 120 Water/Sewer Impact Fees Fund ........................................................................................................... 121 Keep The Colony Beautiful .................................................................................................................... 121 Capital Projects Administration Fund ....................................................................................... 122 Debt Service Funds ..................................................................................................................... 124 Demographic and Economic Statistics ................................................................................... 130 Appendix A - The Budget Process ............................................................................................ 132 Appendix B - Budget Amendments ......................................................................................... 135 Appendix C - Major Revenue Sources .................................................................................... 136 Appendix D – Capital Projects