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Public Safety

Goal 1: Utilize Targeted Initiatives and Industry Best Practices and Policies to Foster a Safe
Environment
Objective 2: Protect Public Well-being
Project Performance Measure(s) Department(s)
Core Court Security Master Plan Implementation into Business Municipal Court
PS Practice
1.2.1
Summary:

The assassination attempt against Travis County District Milestone Target Status
Judge Julie Kocurek in the fall of 2015 underscored the Work with Court Security 4 Qtr. FY Completed
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need for continuous evaluation of court security policies Committee to implement 2024
and plans. According to the Texas Office of Court move into UTA and note
Administration, court incidents have increased 23% lessons learned towards
from the prior year to an all time high of 588 incidents. building/staff/technology
These incidents include, but are not limited to, threats issues that may arise.
to harm a person or property, disorderly conduct, Visit and Benchmark 4 Qtr. FY Completed
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assaults, weapons, introduction of weapons or regional cities on best 2024
contraband, or any other serious situation involving practices, challenges, and
security issues that disrupts court activities. Thus, Courts opportunities
must ensure proper court security procedures, training, Work with stakeholders to 3 Qtr. FY Partially
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technology, personnel, and architectural features, to not Implement or establish 2025 Completed
only protect the safety of the people and property steps towards
within and around the courts, but also the integrity of implementation of
the judicial process. applicable OCA and NCSC
best practices
Under the auspices of the Court Security Committee recommendations and
(CSC) and utilizing best practices from the Texas Office update CSC.
of Court Administration, and the National Center for Review completed 3 Qtr. FY
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State Courts (NCSC), the Municipal Court will be taking a milestones, business 2025
proactive approach to updating policies, procedures, practices, and plans that
operations, structures, trainings, and planning to create have been implemented
and implement a comprehensive and centralized with CSC and begin work on
security master plan. centralized final plan.
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Final approval from CSC on 4 Qtr. FY
Update: master plan updates. 2025
The Court Administrator met with the Warrant Unit Sgt.,
Division Lt. and new Presiding Judge during the 3 rd This will involve synthesizing updates from the COOP,
Quarter to provide a high-level overview and orientation committee discussions, and feedback from the cybersecurity
of local UTA court security protocols and operations. Tabletop exercise that was conducted during the 3 Quarter.
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The discussion covered key aspects of the current
Once the draft is complete, the Court Administrator will
security framework, recent updates, and ongoing
schedule a meeting with the Court Security Committee to
initiatives to ensure the safety and efficiency of court review the master plan, propose any necessary revisions, and
operations. seek formal adoption.
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The CSC also met during the 3 Quarter and received a
This meeting will ensure all stakeholders are aligned and that
progress update on the CS master plan. We are
the plan reflects the latest security priorities and operational
currently process of consolidating all relevant materials requirements.
into a comprehensive master security plan.

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