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General Fund
Planning

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Mission Department Summary
Statement: Actual Adj. Budget Estimated Budget
“The Planning Expenditure Detail: 17-18 18-19 18-19 19-20
Department is Personnel Services
committed to Salaries and Wages $ 670,016 $ 1,010,114 $ 1,010,114 $ 1,012,434
providing high-quality, Employee Benefits 173,865 268,990 268,990 281,902
proactive services and Supplies 13,608 20,115 20,115 21,795
programs to enhance Other Services and Charges 30,474 47,069 47,069 51,338
the quality of life of Maintenance 2,749 17,241 17,241 17,241
McAllen residents,
businesses and Operations Subtotal 890,712 1,363,529 1,363,529 1,384,710
visitors, and to Capital Outlay 28,018 35,079 35,079 37,554
promoting a well- Total Expenditures $ 918,730 $ 1,398,608 $ 1,398,608 $ 1,422,264
designed, physically
integrated, livable and PERSONNEL
prosperous Exempt 3 4 4 4
community consistent Non-Exempt 12 19 13 19
with City Commission Part-Time - 1 1 1
long range vision and Total Positions Authorized 15 24 18 24
strategic plans.”
MAJOR FY 19-20 GOALS
1.) Continue and Expand Commercial Matching Grant Program (1.3.5)
2.) Continue Neighborhood Matching Grant Program (1.3.6)
3.) Update (Planning) Comprehensive Plan. (3.3.2)
4.) Maintain visual attractiveness of key corridors and venues
Contact Us: 5.) Continue program of Landmark and Historic District Designation and monitor Local,
State and Nationally designated historic resources.
Edgar Garcia
Planning Director
1300 Houston Avenue 6.) Limit growth in expenditures and improve efficiency.
7.) Expand online permitting.
McAllen, TX 78501
(956) 681-1250 8.) Improve customer serve in all levels of City government.
9.) Improve business service through the utilization of a Case Manager.

Description: Performance Measures
The Planning Actual Goal Estimated Goal
Department guides FY 17-18 FY 18-19 FY 18-19 FY 19-20
and manages growth
& development Inputs:
through policies, plans Number of full time employees 15 23 17 23
& ordinances adopted Department Expenditures $ 918,730 $ 1,398,608 $ 1,398,608 $ 1,422,264
by the City Outputs:
Commission. The
Department is Number of applications 458 669 583 670
dedicated to high Number of permits 1,204 1,426 1,334 1,534
quality service and Number of inspections 2,517 3,348 2,860 3,289
quality of life by Total workload 4,179 5,443 4,777 5,494
promoting growth that Effectiveness Measures:
is orderly, healthy and
safe. Responsibilities Percent of applications approved 90% 91% 90% 92%
of the department
include, but are not Percent of applications completed in
limited to: compliance of statutory time limits 100% 100% 100% 100%
development review, Efficiency Measures:
historic preservation,
neighborhood Workload per employee 246 340 281 239
planning, Expenditure per workload $ 220 $ 250 $ 293 $ 259
neighborhood grants
for improvement, Department expenditures per capita $ 6.24 $ 9.47 $ 9.33 $ 9.35
transportation and
code development.

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