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General Fund

Municipal Court

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY

Change from FY2021
FY2020 FY2021 FY2021 FY2022
Adopted
Final Adopted Adjusted Adopted Amount %
Charge for Service 2,449,589 3,450,885 3,450,885 3,145,441 (305,444) -8.85%
Fines & Forfeitures 4,381,906 5,410,942 5,410,942 5,212,853 (198,089) -3.66%
Other 506 - - - - 0.00%
Revenue $ 6,832,001 $ 8,861,827 $ 8,861,827 $ 8,358,294 $ (503,533) -5.68%

Salaries & Benefits 12,025,755 11,639,148 11,639,148 11,971,476 332,328 2.86%
Gen Operating & Maintenance 2,151,895 2,778,150 2,778,150 2,274,729 (503,421) -18.12%
Transfer Out & Other - - - 600,000 600,000 0.00%
Expenses $ 14,177,650 $ 14,417,298 $ 14,417,298 $ 14,846,205 $ 428,907 2.97%

2021 2022 Change
Fund AP FTE AP FTE AP FTE
General Fund 139.00 139.00 132.00 132.00 (7.00) (7.00)
Municipal Court Special Revenue 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 - -
Total 140.00 140.00 133.00 133.00 (7.00) (7.00)

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, a virtual court/payment service at the Golden Triangle Library, and
a twenty-four-hour/seven day a week virtual arraignment court serving the jail at 350 W. Belknap and magistrate
processes. These courts have jurisdiction within the City of Fort Worth's territorial limits overall Class C
misdemeanor criminal cases brought under City ordinances and /or the Texas Penal Code. These cases are
punishable by a fine only. The Department also processes civil parking cases filed within the territorial limits of
the City of Fort Worth. The court’s mission is to provide justice through the resolution of cases and quality service
in a court environment.

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

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

The Judicial Division consists of 11 judges, including a Chief Judge and a Deputy Chief Judge. Additionally, there
are eight substitute judges. All judges are appointed by the City Council. The Judicial Division is responsible for the
adjudication of all jury and non-jury trials, performing magistrate duties, and administering the Teen Court
Program.

The Clerk of the Court Division is responsible for record-keeping of filed 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

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