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TOWN OF PANTEGO
ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET & PLAN OF SERVICES

FUND: General Fund - 100
DEPARTMENT: Municipal Court - 160

Description:
The Municipal Court of Record and is under the direction of the City Manager. The Court is the Judicial Branch of City Government. The
court is responsible for the enforcement of all class C misdemeanor complaints filed. The court consists of a Municipal Court Judge,
Associate Judge, Court Prosecutor, Court Administrator, two Warrant Officers, Deputy Court Clerk and a part time Deputy Court Clerk.

Mission Statement: Objectives for Fiscal Year 2019-2020:
The Town of Pantego Municipal Court serves to provide
an independent forum for the fair and impartial Increase revenue and decrease amount of open warrants
administration of justice, applying and enforcing the rules
and laws of the United States and the State of Texas as Robert Hopkins to achieve intermediate and Advanced Pease Officer
well as the ordinances of the Town of Pantego. The Court License
is committed to providing courteous, prompt and
efficient customer service, consistent with principles of Officer John Murphy to obtain Certified Court Security Specialist
due process and equality under the law.. Certificate
Patty to Obtain her level 1 Court Clerk Certification and still work toward
Major Goals:
her Court Interpreter license
1. Continue to add training for Court Personnel to better Implement a Paperless Court System
understand and perform job.

2. To provide timely and accurate processing of citations and
complaints
3. Continue to ad to the warrant collections process to lower the
amount of open warrants

4. Move Office to City Hall building to create more workspace for Major Budget Changes:
the Court Staff, Judge and Prosecutor
If the Paperless Court System is approved we will pay a yearly
maintenance fee of $3,314.00.
Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Accomplishments:
1. Participated in the 2019 State Wide Warrant
Round up

2. Created new process to keep up with Legislative
changes