Financial Transparency

Funding Source Descriptions

General - all city funds not dedicated to a specific purpose.

Street - primarily funded by taxes on the sale of gasoline and diesel fuel.

Street Sales Tax 2018 - 3/8 cent temporary sales tax, to be used for street reconstruction.

Sanitation - funded by residential and commercial waste collection fees.

Airport - funded by the sale of aviation gas and jet fuel at the Cantrell Field airport.

Parks & Rec A&P - sales tax collected on the sale of prepared food.

CDBG - Community Development Block Grant

Spay and Neuter - funds collected from the sale of animal tags, to be used for the health of the animals kept at the animal shelter.

Court Automation - installment fee charged to defendants who cannot pay their fine in full, to be used for court technology purchases.

Asset Forfeiture - funds seized by the police department, in which the case has been adjudicated by the court.

Tree Board - donation funds collected on behalf of the Tree Board.

Pay as You Go Sales Tax - 1/4 cent permanent sales tax, to be used for the purchase of police vehicles and major street projects.

Stormwater/Sidewalk In Lieu Of - fee paid by developers who wish to forego building the sidewalks and stormwater mitigation systems themselves.

Seized Assets - funds seized by the police department, in which the case has not yet been adjudicated by the court.

Parks & Rec Ad Valorem - voluntary property tax for the operation of public recreation and playgrounds.

Animal Welfare Ad Valorem - voluntary property tax for the operation of the animal shelter.

Street Impact - fee paid by developers on new commercial construction, to be used to add capacity to city streets.

Parks Impact - fee paid by developers on new residential construction, to be used to add capacity to city parks.

Airport Grant - grant funded purchases at the Cantrell Field airport.

Police Equipment Grant - grant awarded to the police department for the purchase of equipment.

Misc Grant Fund - miscellaneous grant funds received.

Nonuniform Pension - retirement plan provided to all full time employees who are not uniformed police or fire.