This is the first public hearing regarding the Town of Addison’s Annual Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. The proposed FY 2020 operating budget requests an appropriation of $93,613,651. Listed below is a breakdown of funds:
| Fund |
Expenditure Amount |
| General |
$43,463,976 |
| Hotel |
7,867,706 |
| Debt Service Combined |
6,975,938 |
| Economic Development |
1,870,331 |
| Airport |
7,608,175 |
| Utility |
14,925,660 |
| Stormwater |
2,668,771 |
| Combined Replacement |
3,619,831 |
| Combined Grants |
13,700 |
| Combined Special Revenues |
4,599,563 |
| Total |
$93,613,651 |
Significant items included in the proposed operating budget include:
- Revenues for all funds total approximately $84.2 million, a slight change compared to FY 2019. Primary revenues sources are property tax ($27.5 million), sales tax ($13.7 million), hotel occupancy tax ($5.5 million) and utility service fees ($13.0 million).
- Staffing level of 289.7 Full-time Equivalent (FTE) positions. This is an increase of 11.2 FTE’s over FY 2019.
- Employee compensation allocation of approximately $969 thousand in all funds for merit increases plus benefits. This provides a pool equivalent to a 4 percent merit increase.
- Significant decision packages include:
- Fire Station Bay Air Filtration System ($113 thousand),
- Bay Door Replacement at Fire Stations ($180 thousand),
- Computer Maintenance Management System ($125 thousand),
- Replacement Plantings ($155 thousand),
- Facilities Maintenance Funds ($170 thousand),
- Trails and Bicycle Path Master Plan ($117.7 thousand),
- Athletic Club Building Updates ($451.5 thousand),
- Funds for Asset Management Implementation ($800 thousand),
- Funds for Enhanced Street Maintenance ($1.06 million).
The FY 2020 proposed five-year capital improvements budget totals $41.5 million. Significant projects include:
- Midway Road Reconstruction ($15 million),
- Vitruvian Development Next Phase ($2.6 million),
- Belt Line Road Phase 1.5 ($2.1 million),
- License Plate Recognition System Expansion ($1.4 million),
- Start of Airport Customs Facility Construction ($5.7 million),
- Celestial Ground Storage Tank Rehabilitation ($1.7 million),
- Chlorine Booster Station ($1.0 million),
- Basin I Sanitary Sewer Re-route ($1.7 million),
- Water System Improvements ($1.4 million),
- Stormwater Assessment Basin Improvements ($1.5 million).
Texas Local Government Code (LGC) Sec. 102.006 requires the governing body of a municipality to hold a public hearing on the proposed budget and provide for public notice of the date, time, and location of the hearing. This notice was published in the Dallas Morning News on Friday, August 16, 2019.
A second public hearing will be held before the budget is adopted on September 10, 2019 at 7:30 pm at Addison Town Hall in the Council Chambers located at 5300 Belt Line Road, Dallas, Texas 75254.
The proposed budget can be found at the following link: https://addisontexas.net/finance/budget
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