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Adopted Budget 2025 City of McAllen, Texas

Strategic Business Plan

Goal 4: Set the standard for public safety and emergency preparedness.

Goal #4 is a commitment to continue to be the regional leader in Public Safety� Public Safety accounts for around half of all General
Fund expenditures and continues to be the priority� In the 2022 McAllen Citizen Survey, citizens’ ratings of Police and Fire protection saw
substantial increases from already high satisfaction scores of 2019� Overall, community satisfaction with “Quality of…” Police services, Fire
services, and Disaster preparedness not only increased, but are substantially above the National Average. Citizens were clearly satisfied with
the emphasis placed upon overall public safety�
Department / Total Project Estimated Budget
No. Objective Time- line Status - Rationale
Agency Cost FY 23-24 FY 24-25
Strategy 4.1: Strengthen and enforce laws and policies which protect and promote business and resident
investment.
This Customer Relationship
Use 311 App & Management(CRM) program
makes it easier for residents
4�1�01 McAllen 311 Center 311 Center Ongoing Program Program Program to contact/understand
to encourage resident
engagement compliance efforts/process
through technology and
customer service�
City adopted the McAllen
Property Maintenance Code
Building in February 2022 addressing
Enforcement of Inspections Effective Code of Code of Code of previously unaddressed areas
4�1�02 McAllen Property such as fence maintenance,
Maintenance Code & Code February 2022 Ordinances Ordinances Ordinances insect infestation, garbage
Enforcement and rubbish, structural
deterioration, and general
appearance and upkeep�
Many of the regulations
enforced are mandated by
Federal or State laws� These
Continually update Building Vote for Code of Code of Code of are enforced locally and lead
4�1�03 International Building Adoption to improved safety based
Codes Inspections FY(2024-2025) Ordinances Ordinances Ordinances upon national experience�
Next update would
include adoption of 2024
International Code Council
Building Code�
Proposed Vote 1st Quarter
Fiscal Year 2024-2025, the
Unified Development Code
Adoption of Unified Proposed Vote: Code of Code of Code of overhauls the development
4�1�04 Development Code Planning 1st Quarter process by replacing
(UDC) (FY2024-2025) Ordinances Ordinances Ordinances previous subdivision, zoning,
landscaping, and sign
ordinances and consolidating
all development ordinances
into one new code�
Implementation of Citywide
Code of Code of Code of Rezoning in effort to align
4�1�05 Citywide Rezoning Planning Proposed
Ordinances Ordinances Ordinances with new comprehensive
vision for City’s Development�
Comprehensive Envision McAllen was
Planning - Plan Adopted adopted in May 2023� Work
4�1�06 Comprehensive Plan & Planning May 2023, UDC $482,092 $62,140 $100,204 has continued on the Unified
Unified Development
Development Code which is
Code Adoption pending FY24- crucial to continue quality
25 Vote development in McAllen�
Strategy 4.2: Promote and enhance safety in the community.
In the 2024 McAllen Police
Department Annual Report,
McAllen ranks as the
Continue efforts to third safest city in Texas,
4�2�01 keep McAllen a “Safe Police Ongoing Program Program Program experiencing the lowest crime
City” rate the city has seen in 38
years� Data according to
the National Incident-Based
Reporting System�

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