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CITY OF HALTOM CITY ANNUAL BUDGET, FY2022 General FUND

MUNICIPAL COURT

Mission Statement

The Municipal Court is the Judicial Branch of City government. The court is organized into the
Judiciary and Court Administration. The mission of the Judiciary is to provide fair and impartial
justice to the citizens of Haltom City. The mission of the Court Administration is to support
the Judiciary by assisting the public with competence and patience and by managing court
operations with skill and economy. The Marshal’s Office is under Court Administration and is
charged with the execution and clearance of arrest warrants as well as serving court documents.
The Marshal’s Office also provides security for the court and court staff.

Accomplishments of FY2021

◊ We were able to implement virtual court for when in-person court isn’t available.
◊ Verified that the legislative updates have been implemented.
◊ Marshal’s continue to work on getting defendants in to take care of their warrants in an
attempt to reduce the amount of warrants.
◊ Perdue has done a fall warrant amnesty program to get defendants in to process their
warrants.

Objectives of FY2022

◊ Crosstrain another clerk for the warrant clerk position as a back up.
◊ Update Jury Pool due to having a very outdated list from our tax office.
◊ Set up individual registers and log in for each clerk.
◊ Add deferred and driving safety class options onto our insite web page for defendants to be
able to do on-line and train clerks to process.