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Administrative Services

Ma ria J oyn e r
D i r ect o r o f F i nance

Fin a n ce
The F i nance D i v i s i o n s t r i v es t o be t he s t andar d o f excel l ence i n t he dev el o pm ent and i m pl em ent at i o n o f i nno v at i v e
pr o g ram s and pr o ces s es . The F i nance D i v i s i o n i s r es po ns i bl e f o r t he o v er s i g ht and m anag em ent o f t he Ci t y ' s as s et s .
Mo r eo v er , F i nance i s pr i m ar i l y r es po ns i bl e f o r ens ur i ng pr o per s t ewar ds hi p o f t he Ci t y ' s { nanci al r es o ur ces by pr o per l y
cl as s i f y i ng and acco unt i ng f o r ev er y do l l ar t he Ci t y co l l ect s and s pends . The ar eas o f r es po ns i bi l i t y t hat f al l under t he
F i nance D epar t m ent i ncl ude: { nanci al r epo r t i ng , budg et i ng , banki ng , cas h and i nv es t m ent m anag em ent , debt
m anag em ent , capi t al { nanci ng , acco unt i ng , pur chas i ng , acco unt s pay abl e, g eneral and { r e pay r o l l s , am bul ance bi l l i ng ,
acco unt s r ecei v abl e, r ev enue m o ni t o r i ng , ut i l i t y pay m ent s , bi l l i ng , and m uni ci pal co ur t .

In addi t i o n, t hi s D i v i s i o n i s r es po ns i bl e f o r co o r di nat i ng t he annual budg et pr o ces s , annual audi t pr o ces s and pr epar i ng t he
Co m pr ehens i v e Annual F i nanci al Repo r t , as wel l as s uppo r t i ng s chedul es . F i nance al s o m anag es t he Ci t y -wi de Pur chas e
Car d pr o g ram and accurat el y r epo r t s { nanci al s t at em ent i nf o r m at i o n. The ci t i zens o f B edf o r d can r el y o n F i nance t o
accurat el y m anag e, di s cl o s e, and s af eg uar d t he Ci t y ' s { nanci al as s et s .

Mu n icip a l Cou rt
The Muni ci pal Co ur t i s a co ur t o f r eco r d t hat has j ur i s di ct i o n wi t hi n t he Ci t y o f B edf o r d' s t er r i t o r i al l i m i t s o v er al l Cl as s C
m i s dem eano r cas es br o ug ht under Ci t y o r di nances and t he Texas S t at e S t at ut es . The m i s s i o n o f t he B edf o r d Muni ci pal
Co ur t i s t o pr o v i de t he Ci t y o f B edf o r d wi t h adj udi cat i o n o f Cl as s C m i s dem eano r cr i m i nal l aws wi t hi n t he Ci t y l i m i t s and
war rant i s s uance/co l l ect i o n s er v i ces . The Muni ci pal Co ur t has t he r es po ns i bi l i t y t o r em ai n educat ed and i nf o r m ed o n al l l aws
t hat per t ai n t o t he Muni ci pal Co ur t s o f Texas and t he i m pact t hat t ho s e l aws wi l l hav e o n t he Ci t y o f B edf o r d and Co ur t
f unct i o ns . Thi s D i v i s i o n pr o ces s es al l do cum ent at i o n i n acco r dance wi t h S t at e l aw and j udi ci al pr o cedur es . Thi s i ncl udes :
pay m ent o f { nes , di s t r i but i o n o f co ur t co s t s i nt o m andat ed S t at e acco unt s and Ci t y o f B edf o r d acco unt s , dai l y cas h
r eco nci l i at i o n, def endant co r r es po ndence, ci t at i o n ent r y / i m po r t , pr eparat i o n and i s s uance o f al l Cl as s C m i s dem eano r al i as
and capi as war rant s , { l i ng o f ci t i zen co m pl ai nt s , s chedul i ng o f t r i al /co ur t /at t o r ney do cket s , pr o ces s i ng o f cas h and s ur et y
bo nds , f o r f ei t i ng o f cas h bo nds , t i m e pay and s ho w caus e hear i ng s , expunct i o n hear i ng s , and { l i ng o f at t o r ney m o t i o ns . The
Muni ci pal Co ur t i s al s o r es po ns i bl e f o r al l o pen r eco r ds r eques t s , di s co v er y r eques t s , and j udi ci al o pen r eco r d r eques t s .

Te e n Cou rt
The Hur s t -Eul es s -B edf o r d ( HEB ) Teen Co ur t i s r es po ns i bl e f o r t he m anag em ent o f a di v er s i o nar y pr o g ram t hat al l o ws
j uv eni l e o f f ender s wi t h Cl as s C m i s dem eano r s f r o m t he Hur s t , Eul es s , and B edf o r d Muni ci pal Co ur t s an al t er nat i v e t o t he
cr i m i nal j us t i ce s y s t em . Thi s pr o g ram al l o ws t een o r adul t v o l unt eer s and co m m uni t y m em ber s t o be i nv o l v ed i n t he
j udi ci al s y s t em . Par t i ci pant s f r o m al l t hr ee ci t i es ar e o f f er ed s ent enci ng al t er nat i v es i n l i eu o f { nes , i ncl udi ng educat i o nal
pr o g ram s . Num er o us l o cal educat i o nal pr o g ram s ar e pr es ent ed t o t he t eens and par ent s o n Teen Co ur t ni g ht . Teen Co ur t i s
o v er s een by an Adv i s o r y B o ar d co m pr i s ed o f ci t i zens appo i nt ed by t he Ci t y Co unci l s at Hur s t , Eul es s , and B edf o r d. The
Adv i s o r y B o ar d' s m i s s i o n s t at em ent i s : Pr o v i de co uns el t o t he Teen Co ur t t o g ui de and s uppo r t s t udent s and par ent s , and
po s i t i v el y co nnect wi t h t he co m m uni t y .

Cu stom e r Se rvice
To bet t er as s i s t t he needs o f t he v i s i t o r s who co m e t o t he Ci t y , t he Cus t o m er S er v i ce D i v i s i o n i s o f t en r eg ar ded as t he
Am bas s ado r s f o r t he B edf o r d Co m m uni t y . Cus t o m er S er v i ce s t af f as s i s t s cus t o m er s wi t h hel pf ul i nf o r m at i o n r eg ar di ng
ut i l i t i es , s o l i d was t e, r ecy cl i ng , s t o r m drai nag e, hazar do us was t e v o ucher s and co nt act s f o r o t her g o v er nm ent al s er v i ces .
Thi s D i v i s i o n i s r es po ns i bl e f o r m anag i ng t he ut i l i t y bi l l i ng f o r s er v i ces i ncl udi ng : wat er , s ewer , s o l i d was t e, r ecy cl i ng and
s t o r m drai nag e. Cus t o m er S er v i ce edi t s and m anag es t he m et er r eadi ng pr o ces s and o v er s ees t he pr i nt i ng and m ai l i ng o f
wat er ut i l i t y bi l l s t o r es i dent i al , apar t m ent and co m m er ci al cus t o m er s . In addi t i o n, t hi s D i v i s i o n i nf o r m s t he publ i c o f l o cal
ar eas o f i nt er es t , v ar i o us s er v i ces and pr o g ram s pr o v i ded by Ci t y D epar t m ent s and em er g ency no t i { cat i o ns t hat co ul d
t em po rar i l y hi nder cur r ent s er v i ce l ev el s .

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