FY2012 Arlington Fire Department Annual Report FY 2012

Newsletter Title Page 12 As stewards of public funds, the leaders of the Arlington Fire Department apply innovative and responsible business practices to maximize service delivery at a reasonable cost. This approach has enabled us to achieve significant efficiencies, resulting in lower per capita operational costs than our fire service peers in the region. FY2012 General Fund Operating Budgets Per Capita Budget City Population Dallas Tax Rate General Fund Budget Fire 1,197,816 0.797000 $1,991,384,420 $160 Fort Worth 741,206 0.855000 $557,625,181 $159 Arlington 380,084 0.648000 $200,681,827 $108 Plano 273,611 0.488600 $217,032,365 $159 Garland 227,726 0.704600 $131,741,593 $119 Irving 216,970 0.598600 $168,310,669 $152 Grand Prairie 175,396 0.669900 $102,765,268 $134 Mesquite 139,824 0.640000 $96,641,611 $162 Carrollton 129,209 0.617900 $74,568,343 $139 Richardson 101,200 0.635200 $96,965,461 $172 Average $146 Population and Tax Rate Source: City of Irving FY 2011-2012 Adopted Operating Budget Operating General Fund Budget from each city's FY 2011-2012 Budget Dispatch and Ambulance Service excluded if the municipality provides service Of North Texas' Top 10 most populated cities, AFD continues to have the lowest per capita cost. FY2012 General Fund Budget FY 2012 General Fund Budget Strategic Support 12% $23,981,943 Policy Admin 3% $5,958,481 Capital Investment & 10% $19,362,635 Economic Dev Code Compliance 3% $5,297,692 Fire 21% $41,553,883 Libraries 4% $8,121,973 Parks & Rec 7% $14,028,095 Police 41% $82,727,125 DUTY / HONOR Working Together to Make Arlington Better. / COMPASSION 12 / EXCELLENCE

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