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Administrative Services

Finance
The Finance Division strives to be the standard of excellence in the development and implementation of innovative
programs and processes. The Finance Division is responsible for the oversight and management of the City's assets.
Moreover, Finance is primarily responsible for ensuring proper stewardship of the City's nancial resources by properly
classifying and accounting for every dollar the City collects and spends. The areas of responsibility that fall under the Finance
Department include: nancial reporting, budgeting, banking, cash and investment management, debt management,
capital nancing, accounting, purchasing, accounts payable, general and re payrolls, ambulance billing, accounts
receivable, revenue monitoring, utility payments, billing, and municipal court.
In addition, this Division is responsible for coordinating the annual budget process, annual audit process and preparing the
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, as well as supporting schedules. Finance also manages the City-wide Purchase
Card program and accurately reports nancial statement information. The citizens of Bedford can rely on Finance to
accurately manage, disclose, and safeguard the City's nancial assets.

Municipal Cour t
The Municipal Court is a court of record that has jurisdiction within the City of Bedford's territorial limits over all Class C
misdemeanor cases brought under City ordinances and the Texas State Statutes. The mission of the Bedford Municipal
Court is to provide the City of Bedford with adjudication of Class C misdemeanor criminal laws within the City limits and
warrant issuance/collection services. The Municipal Court has the responsibility to remain educated and informed on all laws
that pertain to the Municipal Courts of Texas and the impact that those laws will have on the City of Bedford and Court
functions. This Division processes all documentation in accordance with State law and judicial procedures. This includes:
payment of nes, distribution of court costs into mandated State accounts and City of Bedford accounts, daily cash
reconciliation, defendant correspondence, citation entry/import, preparation and issuance of all Class C misdemeanor alias
and capias warrants, ling of citizen complaints, scheduling of trial/court/attorney dockets, processing of cash and surety
bonds, forfeiting of cash bonds, time pay and show cause hearings, expunction hearings, and ling of attorney motions. The
Municipal Court is also responsible for all court case record requests, discovery requests, and judicial open record requests.

Teen Cour t
The Hurst-Euless-Bedford (HEB) Teen Court is responsible for the management of a diversionary program that allows
juvenile offenders with Class C misdemeanors from the Hurst, Euless, and Bedford Municipal Courts an alternative to the
criminal justice system. This program allows teen or adult volunteers and community members to be involved in the judicial
system. Participants from all three cities are offered sentencing alternatives in lieu of nes, including educational programs.
Numerous local educational programs are presented to the teens and parents on Teen Court night. Teen Court is overseen
by an Advisory Board comprised of citizens appointed by the City Councils at Hurst, Euless, and Bedford. The Advisory
Board's mission statement is: Provide counsel to the Teen Court to guide and support students and parents, and positively
connect with the community.

Customer Ser vice
The Customer Service Division is responsible for managing utility billing for services including water, wastewater, solid waste,
recycling and storm drainage, processing bills that are timely and accurate. Customer Service staff edits and manages the
meter reading process and oversees the printing and mailing of water utility bills to residential, apartments and commercial
customers. The division assists customers with their water bills, new account set ups, disconnection of services, transfer of
service and general information to internal and external customers. In conjunction to its other duties, the Customer Service
Department acts as the collection agency for the city by collecting utility accounts receivables, returned items and writing
off accounts. In addition, this Division is often regarded as the Ambassadors for the Bedford Community, informing the
public of local areas of interest, various other services and programs provided by city departments and emergency
noti cations that could temporarily hinder current service levels.

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