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General Fund Municipal Court

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY

FY2022 FY2023 FY2023 FY2024 Chg from PY Adopted
Final Adopted Adjusted Rec. Amount %
Revenues
Charge for Service $ 1,198,733 $ 1,627,051 $ 1,627,051 $ 1,179,435 $ (447,616) -27.5 %
Fines & Forfeitures 5,791,254 7,301,583 7,301,583 6,285,024 (1,016,559) -13.9 %
Other 17 113 113 266 153 135.4 %
Transfer In — — — 254,221 — 0.0 %
Total Revenues 6,990,004 8,928,747 8,928,747 7,718,946 (1,464,022) -16.4 %

Expenses
Salaries & Benefits 11,481,060 12,430,596 12,430,596 13,018,159 587,563 4.7 %
Gen Operating & Maintenance 2,341,939 2,277,685 2,277,685 2,212,580 (65,105) -2.9 %
Transfer Out & Other 658,808 642,104 642,104 630,689 (11,415) -1.8 %
Total Expenses 14,481,807 15,350,385 15,350,385 15,861,428 511,043 3.3 %
Grand Total $ (7,491,803) $ (6,421,638) $ (6,421,638) $ (8,142,482) $ (1,975,065) 30.8 %

2023 2024 Change
Fund AP FTE AP FTE AP FTE
General Fund 133.00 131.38 133.00 131.38 — —
CCPD — — 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

Municipal Court Special Revenue 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 — —
Total 134.00 132.38 135.00 133.38 — —

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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