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City Manager’s Message
Dear Reader,

Welcome to Arlington’s Popular Annual Financial Report, known as
the PAFR. We model this annual report the same way a corporation would
because the City of Arlington is essentially a municipal corporation. And this is
our report to you, our shareholders.

While not required by law, Arlington’s elected and executive leaders
believe this report is an integral part of how we communicate to our residents
– sharing the openness, transparency and professionalism you expect from
your local government. The PAFR contains financial information – both
the financial resources and the work those resources funded – for fiscal
year 2017. It also contains highlights of the work done by our municipal
corporation to support the City Council priorities highlighted by Mayor
Williams on the previous page and the core service areas of public safety,
culture/recreation and infrastructure. The work we do embraces the City’s
values of teamwork, responsiveness, respect, innovation, commitment and integrity. I hope this publication helps
you become more informed about how yo