Page 41 - Pantego Adopted Budget FY21

TOWN OF PANTEGO
ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET & PLAN OF SERVICES

FUND: General Fund - 100
DEPARTMENT: Municipal Court - 160
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Patty to Obtain her level 1 Court Clerk Certification and still work toward
her Court Interpreter license
M ajo r Go als : Implement a new walk in docket once a month for individuals that have
Major Goals:
warrants to help clear open cases
1. Continue to add training for Court Personnel to better
1. Cont inue to a dd tra ining for C our t P er sonn el to b ette r Implement a Paperless Court System
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3. Continue to ad to the warrant collections process to lower the
3. Cont inue to a dd to t he w ar ra nt co ll ections pr ocess to lower
amount of open warrantsrants
the am oun t of op en w ar Major Budget Changes:
Major Budget Changes:
4. S til l w or ki ng to cr eat e m or e workspace for the cour t staf f, Due to the Covid 19 Pandemic the court is seeing a reduction in
4. Move Office to City Hall building to create more workspace for
the Court Staff, Judge and Prosecutor
Judg e a nd P ro secutor compliance with payments, attendance at court hearings and new
If the Paperless Court System is approved we will pay a yearly
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maintenance fee of $3,314.00.
Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Accomplishments:
Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Accomplishments:
1. Participated in the 2019 State Wide Warrant
Round up
1. Created new processes to keep up with the
Legislative changes
2. Created new process to keep up with Legislative
changes
2. Created a Covid 19 operation plan to open the
courtroom for hearings