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DEPARTMENT DIVISION ACCOUNT
Municipal Court Finance 01-512
PURPOSE STATEMENT:
The mission of this Court is to provide a friendly environment responding to the needs of all persons who come in
contact with the Azle Municipal Court and to maintain effective, accurate records while striving to earn a high
degree of public confidence.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
* Increase outstanding warrant and past due citation collection
* Decrease the amount of outstanding warrants
* Court Clerk will test for Level II
KEY POINTS OF PROPOSED BUDGET:
Personnel Services: Increase due to impact of FY 2019-20 step increases and increased benefit costs.
KEY INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE: FY 18-19 FY 19-20 FY 20-21
Actual Estimate Projection
Cases Filed 4265 4250 5000
Cases Completed 3723 3750 4000
Non-Contested 1026 2350 2500
Dismissals including deferred adjudication 0 0 0
Heard by Judge 1399 1400 1500
Jury Trials 1 1 3
Dismissed by Prosecution 94 99 95
Completed for Non-Cash Credit (Time Served/Community Service/Indigency) 791 800 900
Warrants Cleared 3020 2500 2800
Percentage of cases completed 87% 88% 80%
Average Processing time per case (hours) 2 2 2
Average operating cost per case $200 $200 $200
City of Azle 2020-2021 Budget 78
