Every year we approach the budget process with a deep sense of responsibility for the public's assets that we have been entrusted to manage. It has always been a diffcult balance to accommodate the needs and wants of the community and organization with the desire for raising the revenues required to support these service demands. As we prepared for FY 2011,we used these challenging times as an opportunity to thoroughly assess how we are doing business and to look for opportunities to innovate and reduce costs. The information below is the FY 2011 adopted budget details along with additional tax rate information and service enhancements.

 

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National Preparedness Month is sponsored by the Ready campaign in partnership with Citizen Corps and the Ad Council. It's designed to encourage Americans to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses and communities.

 

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El Paso, Texas, is the 2nd safest city in the nation for cities over 500,000 in population based on Uniformed Crime Report data compiled by CQ express. As a result of gun battles that occurred in Juarez, Mexico, stray bullets have come into the United States due to the proximity of El Paso. Fortunately, no personal injury has occurred from these incidents. The violence in Juarez has been ongoing for nearly three years and crime in the City of El Paso continues to decrease. Our 2nd safest city ranking is based on numbers from 2008, our 2009 numbers were lower than 2008, and our 2010 numbers are currently lower that 2009. El Paso is a safe city, full of life and culture.