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General Fund Municipal Court

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY

FY2023 FY2024 FY2024 FY2025 Chg from PY Adopted
Final Adopted Adjusted Rec. Amount %
Revenues
Charge for Service $ 1,261,754 $ 1,179,435 $ 1,179,435 $ 1,233,173 $ 53,738 4.6 %
Fines & Forfeitures 5,987,415 6,285,024 6,285,024 6,497,792 212,768 3.4 %
Other 171 266 266 302 36 13.5 %
Transfer In — 254,221 254,221 374,125 119,904 47.2 %
Total Revenues 7,249,340 7,718,946 7,718,946 8,105,392 386,446 5.0 %

Expenses
Salaries & Benefits 11,871,636 13,018,159 13,018,159 13,540,300 522,141 4.0 %
Gen Operating & Maintenance 2,187,777 2,212,580 2,212,580 2,304,677 92,097 4.2 %
Transfer Out & Other 431,979 630,689 630,689 600,000 (30,689) -4.9 %
Total Expenses 14,491,392 15,861,428 15,861,428 16,444,977 583,549 3.7 %
Grand Total $ (7,242,052) $ (8,142,482) $ (8,142,482) $ (8,339,585) $ (197,103) 2.4 %

2024 2025 Change
Fund AP FTE AP FTE AP FTE
General Fund 133.00 131.38 143.00 141.35 10.00 9.97
CCPD 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 — —

Municipal Court Special Revenue 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 — —
Total 135.00 133.38 145.00 143.35 10.00 9.97

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. One of the ways the court carries out this mission
is by engaging the community at monthly Court in the Community Events held all over the city.

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.

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