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General Fund

Municipal Court

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY

Change from FY2022
FY2021 FY2022 FY2022 FY2023
Adopted
Final Adopted Adjusted Adopted Amount %
Charge for Service 1,861,427 3,145,441 1,627,051 1,627,051 (1,518,390) -48.27%
Fines & Forfeitures 4,507,754 5,212,853 6,731,243 7,301,583 2,088,730 40.07%
Other 71 - - 113 113 0.00%
Revenue $ 6,369,251 $ 8,358,294 $ 8,358,294 $ 8,928,747 $ 570,453 6.82%

Salaries & Benefits 11,003,235 11,971,476 11,489,684 12,430,596 459,120 3.84%
Gen Operating & Maintenance 2,195,195 2,274,729 2,374,729 2,277,685 2,956 0.13%
Transfer Out & Other - 600,000 850,000 642,104 42,104 7.02%
Expenses $ 13,198,430 $ 14,846,205 $ 14,714,413 $ 15,350,385 $ 504,180 3.40%

2022 2023 Change
Fund AP FTE AP FTE AP FTE
General Fund 132.00 132.00 133.00 131.38 1.00 (0.62)
Municipal Court Special Revenue 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 - -
Total 133.00 133.00 134.00 132.38 1.00 (0.62)

DEPARTMENT PURPOSE AND GOALS
Municipal Court is a Court of Record located in the historic A.D. Marshall Public Safety & Courts Building. The
Municipal Court is comprised of five courtrooms and provides full court and payments services. The Municipal
Court also operates a twenty-four-hour, seven-day-a-week arraignment court and magistrate processes servicing
the jail located at 350 W. Belknap. These courts have jurisdiction within the City of Fort Worth's territorial limits
over all Class C misdemeanor criminal cases brought under City ordinances or the Texas Penal Code and civil
parking cases. These cases are punishable by a fine only. 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 manages overall departmental operations—financial management, budget,
accounting, 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 ten full-time judges and eight substitute judges, including a Chief Judge and a
Deputy Chief Judge. The City Council appoints all judges. The Judicial Division is responsible for adjudicating 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, managing the City's jury system, processing
civil parking citations, and performing other court-related non-judicial activities.

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