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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 23 step increases and increased benefits costs.
Contractual Services: Increase for additional staff training and public outreach events.

KEY INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE: FY 21-22 FY 22-23 FY 23-24
Actual Estimate Projection
Cases Filed 3691 4890 6000
Cases Completed 3170 3290 5320
Non-Contested 0 0 0
Dismissals including deferred adjudication 521 600 680
Heard by Judge 14 4 3
Jury Trials 35 46 40
Dismissed by Prosecution 624 700 750
Completed for Non-Cash Credit (Time Served/Community Service/Indigence) 2173 2400 2600
Warrants Cleared 0.88 0.84 0.88
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 2023-2024 Budget 78