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To the Mayor and Members of the City Council June 9, 2015
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In an effort to provide a framework for current and future budget requests, staff will be providing 15
years of historical data by department over the next several months. Data will include Fiscal Year
2000 through Fiscal Year 2015.
In graph format, the data will include the following components,
1. Population
2. Staffing Levels with Population
3. Square Miles of the City of Fort Worth
4. Adopted Budget with Square Mileage
a. General Fund and other funds, as applicable
Population
From 2000 to 2015, the population in Fort Worth has grown by 246,306 new citizens or about 46
percent. This trend is expected to continue as Fort Worth continues to be singled out as one of the
fastest growing cities both in Texas and America.
Fort Worth Population Growth
900,000 7.0%
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Source: North Central Texas Council of Government(NCTCOG) Population —%Change
Square Miles
By comparison, the square mileage in the City has grown from 308 to 353 square miles, or 15
percent. The 25 mile increase from 2002 to 2003 included the annexation of 7,744 acres known as
287 Zone LPA (M&C PZ-2438).
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General Fund Annual Budget and Authorized Positions
The overall growth in population and service area has had its impact on the General Fund total
budget and authorized positions. The General Fund adopted budget has increased 82 percent from
2000 to 2015, while the authorized positions have increased 12 percent over same period.
Fort Worth General Fund
Annual Budget and Authorized Position Growth
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Impact of Growth in Population and Square Mileage Relative to Budget
The total number of authorized positions in the Library Department has increased from 199 staff
members in 2000 to 215 in 2015, an 8 percent increase compared to population growth of 46 percent.
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The General Fund annual budget for the Library Department increased 76 percent from FY2000 to
FY2015. The increase includes the funding of staff and operational cost to replace the Ella Mae
Shamblee Library and the opening of the Summerglen and Northwest Libraries. The annual
significant changes, both in authorized positions and budget are as follows:
• FY2001: The adopted budget increased by $465K in accordance with the new compensation
plan, by $383K for start-up costs associated with the opening of a new branch in north Fort
Worth; and by $159K for costs associated with the conversion of seven temporary positions to
permanent status offset by a reduction of ($96K) in temporary employees. Additional
increases reflected in the adopted budget include $68K for a technology trainer and $43K for
an archival technician at the Central Library. Reductions included ($72K) due to one-time costs
associated with the expansion of the Central Library.
• FY2002: Addition of two full-time positions and three part-time positions to extend hours of
operation to include Friday in the East and the Southwest regional libraries for a total cost of
$150K. An additional $156K was included for salary increases, $150K to partially fund the
implementation of a Library Master Services Plan in conjunction with $175K from the Fort
Worth Library Foundation and $25K from the Friends of the Fort Worth Library. Also, the
budget increased by $143K for increases in janitorial services and the security guard contract.
The increases are partially offset by a decrease of ($483K) in salary savings due to anticipated
vacancies.
• FY2003: The budget increased by $111 K for salary increases, by $93K due to a decrease in
budgeted salary savings based on vacancy trends and by $83K for computer and information
technology equipment leases for the opening of the Summerglen Library.
• FY2004: Reduction of ($150K) for contractual services due to the elimination of one-time costs
for the Library Master Plan consultant included in the FY2002 budget.
• FY2005: The budget increased by $545K for salaries based on scheduled step increases and
the FY2005 compensation plan and by $280K for the purchase of a new integrated library
system (ILS). The Fort Worth Library Foundation contributed $513K to the purchase of the ILS.
The budget also increased for the services of armored car transport of branch revenues. Other
increases include the addition of $178K for IT computer leases due to the addition of new
library staff and public computers and the addition of$135K for budgeted salary savings based
on the expected vacancy rate.
• FY2006: The budget increased by $491K for salaries based on the FY2006 compensation
plan, by $250K for library books and materials with a match from the Fort Worth Library
Foundation and by $221 K for budgeted salary savings based on the expected vacancy rate.
Other increases include the addition of $191K for IT leased equipment and $115K for IT
Solutions charges. Reductions include ($288K) in other contractual due primarily to a transfer
of funds for new PC leases and the Library's frame relay network.
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• FY2007: The budget increased by $626K for the FY2007 compensation plan, which includes
$363K for 15 additional positions and the reduction of ($82K) due to the elimination of one
position for closure of the Municipal Reference Center in City Hall. The budget also increased
by $427K for library books and materials and by $123K for temporary employees. Other
increases include the addition of $80K for hardware and software maintenance from IT
services, $69K for IT allocation for the department, and $50K for the replacement of one van
box vehicle. Reductions include ($108K) in contractual security guard services at nine
libraries.
• FY2008: The budget increased by $564K for retirement based on the 5% increase in the City's
contribution to employee retirement, by $433K for the conversion of 31.5 temporary to regular
employees, by $126K to expand the library network bandwidth to implement internet filtering
for children, and $102K to provide partial operational funding to the Ella Mae Shamblee
Library. Reductions include ($218K) for library materials and ($125K) for one-time WiFi and
contractual funds.
• FY2009: The budget increased by $160K to provide full year funding for the relocated and
expanded Ella Mae Shamblee Library. The budget decreased by ($1.9M) and 40.75 positions
to reduce weekly operating hours by 18 at the Central Library, 24 at the Southwest Regional
Library, 24 at the East Regional Library, and two hours at all other branch libraries. The budget
also decreased by ($123K) to eliminate the Creative Solutions Unit which included three
positions and one support position in the Library Computer Services Division
• FY2010: The adopted budget increased by $626K due to costs associated with the opening of
the Northwest Branch Library to include 17.5 authorized positions to fully staff the library and
increase the Volunteer Coordinator position from half-time to full-time. An increase of $168K
due to a potential 2% increase in the City's contribution to the employee retirement fund and
$159K for the 12% increase in group health costs and plan migration. Reductions included
($326K) due to the implementation of eight mandatory furlough days citywide.
• FY2011: The budget increased by $739K for full-year costs of the Northwest Library, by $487K
for increases in the ITS allocations for computer replacements, by $351K due to the
elimination of eight mandatory furlough days and by $340K to include four authorized positions
due to the transfer of Early Childhood Education from the Community Relations Department.
As originally adopted, the budget reductions totaled ($1M) which included the elimination of
23.75 positions, reduced hours at the BOLD and COOL Libraries, and closure of the
Northside, Ridglea, and Meadowbrook Branch Libraries by March 2011. However, due to
citizen requests and prior to the closure of these branches, the City Council restored 16.5
positions and full operational funding for the Northside and Ridglea Branches. The City
Council also reopened the Meadowbrook Branch as the eSkills Library job center in
partnership with the Tarrant County Local Workforce Development Board.
• FY2012: The budget increased by eight positions to maintain the Early Childhood Matters
Program funded from grants and full hours at the COOL and BOLD Libraries. Other increases
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included $330K for costs associated with final implementation of the FY2012 compensation
plan which included 3% salary increase, $276K based on IT allocations related to computing,
radio, and telephone services, $163K for group health based on plan migration, turnover, and
an increase in the city's contribution to group health and $126K for library materials to supply
Northside and Ridglea for one full year. The adopted budget decreased by ($88K) for
temporary employees that was allocated in FY2011 to provide one month of funding for
employees who were laid off.
• FY2013: The adopted budget increased by $84K to provide a Database Administrator for
adequate Integrated Library System support and by $49K for vehicles based on the approved
FY2013 vehicle replacement plan. Reductions to the adopted budget included ($841 K) which
included 11.5 authorized positions due to the implementation of a Shared Regional
Management style, a new service model that helped keep all libraries open, maintained hours,
while still providing world class service, ($572K) based on IT allocations related to computing,
radio, and telephone services and ($84K) for the RFID (self-checkout) project to improve
inventory control and create efficiencies in the way materials are handled.
• FY2014: The adopted budget increased by $200K in budgeted salary savings due to the
anticipated vacancies in the department for FY2014, $178K for group health based on plan
migration and an increase in the city's contribution to group health. The adopted budget
reflected reductions of ($83K) in temporary employees due to less anticipated vacancies in the
department, ($68K) based on IT allocations for computing, radio, and telephone services; and
($49K) for one-time vehicle replacement.
• FY2015: Addition of $547K due to 4% salary increase for all general employees and an
additional 1% payroll increase to address specific classifications with recruitment and retention
challenges. Additional increases to the budget included $85K for group health based on plan
migration and turnover, and $69K based on IT allocations related to computing, radio, and
telephone services. The adopted budget reflected reductions in the amount of ($372K) to
eliminate five authorized positions based on City-wide reductions in the FY2015 budget,
($94K) in temporary employees due to less anticipated vacancies in the department, and
($89K) in contractual miscellaneous services.
Over the past 15 years, the City has increased library services and resources through the addition
and expansion of new and existing branches in order to accommodate the growing demand for
services based on population growth. The FY2016 budget request will continue this trend through the
allocation of funding to meet facility needs, as well as staffing needs.
Hopefully you find this information helpful. If you have any questions, please call Gleniece Robinson
at 817-392-7706 or Aaron Bovos, Financial Management Services Director, at 817-392-8517.
David Cooke
City Manager
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