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Allocation of General Fund Expenditures

by Function and Transfers-Out

7%
17% General Government
16%
Public Safety

Highway & Streets
2%
Health & Welfare
10%
Culture & Recreation
48% Operating Transfers - Out

Increase in Expenditures – By Function
Allocation of Increase in Expenditures by Function
(000’s Omitted)

The following table distributes the overall increase in expenditures, over last year’s amended budget, among the
various functions of the City:

Fiscal Year Increase (Decrease)
2019-20 2018-19 Amount Percentage

General Government $20,754 $18,174 2,580 14.20%
Public Safety 60,192 58,870 1,322 2.25%
Highway and Streets 12,540 12,851 -311 -2.42%
Health and Welfare 2,996 2,692 304 11.29%
Culture and Recreation 20,408 19,476 932 4.79%
Total $116,890 $112,063 $4,827 4.31%

General Government
Appropriations for the General Government function increased by $2.6M. The increase is mostly attributed to an
increase of 2% that will be given to all personnel and service credit adjustment. Four authorized positions were
added in this function, a Senior Administration Clerk in the City Secretary department, an Admin Clerk in the
Passport department, a Trades Helper in Building Maintenance, and a Customer Service Specialist for the
McAllen 311 Center.

Public Safety
Departmental budgets comprising the public safety function have increased by $1.3M, with the only significant
increase attributable to the Police and Fire Departments, amounting to $652K and $789K respectively. The Police
Department increase is due to three (3) additional Police Officers and capital outlay request of $479K. The Fire
Department has an increase in salary due to the addition of four (4) Firefighters, an Emergency Communications

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