HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-06-08 CCPD Minutes CITY OF EULESS
CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION DISTRICT
MINUTES OF BOARD MEETING
JUNE 8, 2015
ITEM 1. CALL TO ORDER
A meeting of the Crime Control and Prevention District (CCPD) Board was called to order
by President Ron Shields on Monday, June 8, 2015, at 5:00 p.m. in the Conference Room
in City Hall, 201 North Ector Drive, Euless.
Board members present included:
City Council Member Linda Eilenfeldt
City Council Member Jeremy Tompkins
City Council Member Perry Bynum
City Council Member Eddie Price
Citizen Member Iris Elliott
Citizen Member Don Martin
Citizen Member Ron Shields, President
Director of Finance Janina Jewell, Treasurer
City Secretary Kim Sutter, Secretary
Additional staff and Council members present included:
Mayor Linda Martin
Council Member Harry Zimmer
City Manager Loretta Getchell
Deputy City Manager Bob Freeman
Assistant City Manager Chris Barker
Police Chief Mike Brown
Police Captain Gary Landers
ITEM 2. ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Upon motion by Citizen Member Martin and second by Council Member Bynum, Ron
Shields was reappointed to serve as the President of the Board. The motion carried by
a unanimous vote.
ITEM 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JUNE 9, 2014 MEETING
Upon motion by Council Member Bynum and second by Council Member Eilenfeldt the
minutes of the June 9, 2014 meeting were approved as presented by unanimous vote.
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ITEM 4. ACCEPTANCE OF ANNUAL AUDIT FOR EULESS CRIME CONTROL
AND PREVENTION DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30,
2014
Director of Finance Jewell referred to the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for
Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2014, for the City of Euless, which had been previously
distributed. She advised that the external auditors, Weaver, LLP, conducted the audit
and issued an unmodified opinion, which is the highest level of assurance that can be
provided.
Ms. Jewell presented the total revenues, expenditures, and ending fund balance for the
fiscal year:
Revenues
General Sales Tax and interest earnings $2,169,577
Total Expenditures $2,088,064
Baseline Expenses — salaries, benefits, and
crime prevention supplies and Capital outlay
expenditures (debt payment on police radio
system, imaging project, and radar units)
Ending Fund Balance $686,176
Ms. Jewell advised that the ending fund balance exceeded the FY 2014 projected fund
balance by $331,750 for the year. due mainly to the increase in sales tax revenue and a
reduction in expenditures during the fiscal year.
Upon motion by Council Member Eilenfeldt and second by Citizen Member Martin the
audit for the Euless Crime Control and Prevention District budget for Fiscal Year 2014
was accepted by unanimous vote.
ITEM 5. HELD PUBLIC HEARING ON EULESS CRIME CONTROL AND
PREVENTION DISTRICT PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR
2015-2016
President Shields opened the public hearing at 5:06 p.m. to receive input on the proposed
Crime Control and Prevention District (CCPD) Budget for Fiscal Year 2015-2016.
Finance Director Jewell presented a summary of the current year's budget and reviewed
the projected revenues and expenditures for Fiscal Year 2015, and advised that the
projected fund balance for the end of the fiscal year is $572,832, which is $26,696 over
the original budget projections due to increases in revenue.
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Finance Director Jewell presented the proposed Fiscal Year 2015-2016 budget.
Beginning Fund Balance $572,832
Revenues
Sales Tax and Interest earnings $2,290,945
(Based on 2.5 Percent increase in sales tax
receipts and a known adjustment for
anticipated growth as well as decreases as a
result of highway construction)
Expenditures
Salaries and benefits $1,989,506
(includes modest pay plan increase and 18 positions)
Special Services, training, minor apparatus, apparel, crime
prevention. (Funding for MHMR position moved to baseline budget) $122,020
Capital outlay expenditures (Northeast Tarrant County Radio
Consortium (NETCO) and debt payment on police radio system)
$142,110
Total Expenditures
$2,253,636
Excess Revenue over Expenditures $37,309
Ending Fund Balance $610,141
Capital Request FY 2015-16 $237,825
Estimated Ending Fund Balance (9-30-2015) $372,316
Required Reserves (60 days) $370,461
Excess Revenues $1,855
Police Chief Mike Brown reviewed the proposed capital expenditures items, in detail, for
fiscal year 2015-2016, including funding for the following:
- Continued funding of part-time Detention Officers $71,500
- Building Security Scrambler Pads (16) $19,200
- Police Department Training Room Remodel $23,000
- L3 Video Camera System (5) $43,200
- Application Extender Upgrade $9,000
- Server Software $8,530
- Assorted Police Equipment $13,725
- Part-time Dispatcher $49,670
Police Chief Brown addressed questions related to the proposed capital expenditure
items. He advised that the department has applied for a grant to assist with the funding
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needing for the purchase of body cameras, and should the grant not be awarded the
department will attempt to identify another funding source.
President Shields asked for any comments from the audience.
Darl Easton, 1005 Fayette Drive, Euless, Texas, requested an explanation as to how the
revenue projections are determined, and also questioned the year end beginning and
balances being the same. He stated that it appears the proposed expenditures will
exceed the projected revenues.
Finance Director Jewell responded that the projections include a 2.5 percent normal
growth increase as well as consideration for known new development and any anticipated
decreases due to the reconstruction of State Highway 183 (SH 183).
City Manager Getchell responded that expenditures are kept within the budget
appropriations and if revenue is not meeting the projections then expenditures are held.
She explained that sometimes savings are used to cover the cost of capital expenditure
items.
Darl Easton, 1005 Fayette Drive, Euless, Texas, inquired as to what percent of the police
department budget is funded by the CCPD.
Finance Director Jewell responded that the police department budget includes funds from
the general fund in the amount of $12,516,012 and $2.2 million from the CCPD budget.
There being no others requesting to speak, President Shields asked for a motion to close
the public hearing.
Upon motion by Council Member Bynum and second by Council Member Tompkins,
President Shields closed the public hearing at 5:48 p.m.
ITEM 6. APPROVAL OF EULESS CRIME CONTROL AND PREVENTION
DISTRICT BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016
Upon motion by Citizen Member Martin and second by Citizen Member Elliott, the Crime
Control and Prevention District Budget for Fiscal Year 2015-2016 was approved as
presented by unanimous vote.
ITEM 7. ADJOURNMENT
Upon motion by Council Member Eilenfeldt and second by Citizen Member Martin to
adjourn the meeting, President Shields adjourned the meeting at 5:50 p.m.
APPROVED: ATTEST:
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Ron Shields, President Ki Sutter, Secretary