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General Fund

Municipal Court

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY

FY2017 FY2018 FY2018 FY2019 Change from Adopted
Final Adopted Adjusted Adopted Amount %
Charge for Service 6,743,036 5,203,429 7,003,429 3,980,553 (1,222,876) -23.50%
Fines & Forfeitures 6,228,859 5,833,799 5,833,799 5,325,499 (508,300) -8.71%
Other 50,927 111,031 111,031 50,000 (61,031) -54.97%
Transfer In 141,300 - - - - 0.00%
Revenue $ 13,164,122 $ 11,148,259 $ 12,948,259 $ 9,356,052 $ (1,792,207) -16.08%

Salaries & Benefits 13,390,126 13,094,993 12,421,993 12,780,080 (314,913) -2.40%
Gen Operating & Maintenance 4,307,218 2,815,130 4,615,130 3,015,138 200,008 7.10%
$
Expenses $ 17,697,344 $ 15,910,123 $ 17,037,123 $ 15,795,218 (114,905) -0.72%

FTE 163.00 156.00 -7.00 -4.29%

AP 163.00 156.00 -7.00 -4.29%

DEPARTMENT PURPOSE AND GOALS

Municipal Court is a Court of Record with five courtrooms and full court/payment services located in the historic
A.D. Marshall Public Safety & Courts Building, two courtrooms and full court/payment services at the Southwest
Municipal Court, a twenty-four hour/seven day a week arraignment court operated at 350 W. Belknap. These
courts have jurisdiction within the City of Fort Worth's territorial limits over all Class C misdemeanor criminal cases
brought under city ordinances and the Texas Penal Code. These cases are punishable by fine only. The Department
also processes civil parking cases filed within the territorial limits of the City of Fort Worth.

The Department is divided into four divisions: Administration, Judicial, Clerk of the Court, and Marshals.

The Administration Division has responsibility for management of overall departmental operations—financial
management, budget, treasury, performance, audit, purchasing, facilities, human resources, technology,
community outreach, administrative hearings, and acts as a liaison to other departments and agencies.

The Judicial Division is comprised of eleven judges, including a Chief Judge and a Deputy Chief Judge; in addition,
there are nine substitute judges. All judges are appointed by the City Council. The Judicial Division is responsible
for adjudication of jury and non-jury trials, performing magistrate duties, and administering the Teen Court
Program.

The Clerk of the Court Division is responsible for filing of citations, case preparation, setting court dockets, fine
collections, administering community service programs, management of the city's jury system, processing civil
parking citations, and performing other court-related non-judicial activities. The Arraignment Court and
Southwest Municipal Court are separate cost centers that fall under the direction of the Clerk of the Court as well.

The Marshal Division is responsible for bailiff duties, prisoner transfer, building security and warrant production
and services. The division is also responsible for lake patrol operations at Lake Worth. The Lake Patrol section,

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