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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
* Ensure availability of information, programs, and city services by website and brochures
* Increase convenience for the customer by allowing email and/or zoom options

KEY POINTS OF PROPOSED BUDGET:
Personnel Services: Increase due to impact of FY 22 step increases, increased benefit costs, and increase
related to salary plan market adjustment.
Contractual Services: Increase for additional bank and credit card fees due to an increase in the number of
court customers taking advantage of online payment options.

KEY INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE: FY 20-21 FY 21-22 FY 22-23
Actual Estimate Projection
Cases Filed 2790 3189 4000
Cases Completed 2409 1200 1500
Non-Contested 0 0 0
Dismissals including deferred adjudication 381 1989 2500
Heard by Judge 0 2 5
Jury Trials 39 43 80
Dismissed by Prosecution 303 321 900
Completed for Non-Cash Credit (Time Served/Community Service/Indigence) 1666 1700 2800
Warrants Cleared 0.88 0.76 0.83
Percentage of cases completed 200% 200% 200%
Average Processing time per case (hours) 200 200 200
Average operating cost per case $0 $0 $0

City of Azle FY 2022-2023 Budget 78