HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 9786 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9786
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council August 4, 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
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 in America.
Fort Worth Population Growth
900,000 7.0%
800,000 628%
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
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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2000 2007 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Source: GFW Planning and development Uepartmend Square Mileage --% Change
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 increased 82 percent from 2000
to 2015, while the authorized positions increased 12 percent over same period.
Fort Worth General Fund
Annual Budget and Authorized Position Growth
700 4,668 5,000
4,478 4,601
4,239 4,451
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Impact of Growth in Population and Square Mileage Relative to Budget
The following chart shows the changes in the authorized positions for the City Attorney's Office
relative to the population of the City. Authorized positions have increased 34 percent from 38
positions in FY2000 to 51 positions in FY2015.
City Attorney's Office Authorized Positions
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The following chart shows the changes in the annual adopted budget for the City Attorney's Office
relative to the geographical size of the City. The City Attorney's Office adopted budget has increased
133 percent, growing from $2,729,324 in FY2000 to $6,367,787 in FY2015.
City Attorney's Office Adopted Budget
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—City Attorney's Office Square Mileage
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The 133 percent adopted budget increase from FY2000 to FY2015 includes the following authorized
position and budgetary changes:
• FY2001: The adopted budget saw a net increase of $522,402 and two authorized positions.
The significant increases were associated with the addition of a Chief Litigator and Legal
Secretary for the Litigation Section, use of Westlaw online research resources, office equipment
for ergonomic needs, and case management software that will make tracking of cases and
document preparation more efficient.
• FY2002: The adopted budget saw a net increase of $139,503 and one authorized position. The
significant increases were associated with the addition one Senior Attorney position to reduce
the need for outside counsel and for increased contributions to employee retirement.
• FY2003: The adopted budget saw a net increase of $193,050 and one authorized position. The
significant increases were associated with the addition of one Prosecuting Attorney to assist
with the significant prosecutorial workload and code compliance issues, contributions to
retirement, and information technology allocations.
• FY2004 and FY2005: The adopted budget saw a net decrease of ($57,614) and one authorized
position. The significant decreases were associated with the elimination of one vacant
Paralegal position, technology leases for computers, elimination of the vacation sellback benefit
for all employees, and operating supplies based on historical needs. FY2005 saw no significant
changes from FY2004.
• FY2006: The adopted budget saw a net increase of $285,175 and one authorized position. The
significant increases were associated with the addition of a Legal Secretary position to assist
the attorneys with the administrative activities in the department, salaries and benefits due to
implementation of the FY2006 compensation plan, and higher workers' compensation costs.
• FY2007: The adopted budget saw a net increase of $293,584 and two authorized positions.
The significant increases in costs were associated with the implementation of the FY2007
compensation plan, addition of a Prosecuting Attorney position with an offset by the Fort Worth
Independent School District to provide 80% of the funding, addition of one Legal Secretary I
positon, ITS allocation costs, training Attorneys to become Board Certified in specialized areas,
and memberships for the College of the State Bar of Texas.
• FY2008: The adopted budget saw a net increase of $411,329 and two authorized positions.
The significant increases in costs were associated with implementation of the FY2008
compensation plan, which was partially offset salary reductions from an attorney position being
reclassified, addition of two attorney positions, five percent increase in the City's contribution to
employee retirement, and costs for outside legal representation.
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INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9786
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• FY2009: The adopted budget saw a net increase of $729,481 and three authorized positions.
The significant increases were associated with the addition of two prosecutors previously
funded by the Crime Control and Prevention District, addition of a Contract Compliance
attorney, transfer of an Environmental Attorney from the Environmental Management Fund,
contingency funding for outside legal counsel in order to minimize the hiring process of outside
firms, final implementation of the FY2009 compensation plan, and reinstatement of a unused
vacation sellback option. Increases were offset by the elimination of an attorney position.
• FY2010: The adopted budget increased by a net of $335,480 and five authorized positions.
Significant increases included the addition of two Public Information Attorneys and one legal
secretary to handle public information requests, one authorized position to transfer the Utility
Manager position from the Financial Management Services Department, and the conversion of
an overage position to a permanent full time authorized position.
• FY2011 — FY2014: The FY2011 adopted budget saw a net increase of $128,375 and a net
decrease of one authorized position. Significant increases included the addition of three
Prosecuting Attorneys and one Secretary due to the opening of a Satellite Municipal Court
facility in southwest Fort Worth, contribution to retirement, continuation of vacation buy back
program, and increased use of scheduled temporaries. The adopted budget decreases were
associated with the elimination of five authorized positions, including three Assistant City
Attorneys and two Legal Secretaries. FY2012 — FY2014 saw no significant changes from prior
fiscal years.
• FY2015: The adopted budget saw a net increase by $355,637 and a decrease of two
authorized positions. Significant increases resulted from the transfer of one attorney from Police
to the City Attorney's Office, implementation of a 4% across-the-board salary increase for
general employees with an additional 1% payroll increase to address specific classifications
with recruitment and retention challenges. The adopted budget decreased due to the
elimination of three positions that included two Prosecuting Attorneys and an Office Assistant II.
Over the last fifteen years, the City Attorney's Office staff increased with the size of the City. Salary
costs, which represent the majority of the department's budget, decreased from 92 percent of the
budget in FY2000 to 87 percent in FY2015. This was due to increased allocations for contractual
service costs rising from 6 percent of the FY2000 budget to 9 percent of the budget in FY2015 largely
due to outside legal costs.
Hopefully you find this information helpful. If you have any questions, please call Sarah Fullenwider,
City Attorney, at 817-392-7606 or Aaron Bovos, Financial Management Services Director, at 817-392-
8517.
David Cooke
City Manager
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