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This special revenue fund is funded through a $4.90 fee assessed with each citation
collected from the defendant upon conviction for a misdemeanor offense in the
Municipal Court as a cost of court. The Court Security Fund is utilized to cover a
portion of the cost of two Warrant Of cer/Bailiffs who are assigned to the Municipal
Court. The Court Security Fund is designed to provide protection to the Municipal
Court Judge, Municipal Court Prosecutor, Court personnel, complainants, and
Court Security defendants. This fund allows the Warrant Of cer/Bailiffs to be readily available to
monitor the security of the Bedford Municipal Court by utilizing the pass through
Fund (Closing)
metal detector during court sessions.

Texas House Bill (H.B.) No. 1950 requires that municipalities with a population of
less than 100,000 create a consolidated municipal court building security and
technology fund effective May 29, 2025. The remaining balance in this fund was
used for a one-time project during FY 2024-2025.

Summary

City of Bedford, TX is projecting $0 of revenue in FY2026, which represents a 100% decrease over the prior year. Budgeted
expenditures are projected to decrease by 100% or $49.95K to $0 in FY2026.

$50K

$40K

$30K

$20K Actual Revenue Source
Budgeted Revenue Source
Actual Expenditures
$10K
Budgeted Expenditures

$0
FY2023 FY2024 FY2025 FY2026

Court Security Fund (Closing) Comprehensive Summary

Name FY2023 Actual FY2024 Actual FY2025 Amended Budget FY2025 Projected FY2026 Budgeted
Beginning Fund Balance: $12,610 $24,608 $30,111 $30,111 N/A
Revenues
Fines & Forfeitures $42,179 $37,331 $37,000 $18,940 $0
Miscellaneous Income $819 $1,573 $1,281 $892 $0

Total Revenues: $42,998 $38,903 $38,281 $19,832 $0

Expenditures
Maintenance $0 $0 $11,673 $11,673 $0
Debt Service & Transfers $31,000 $33,400 $38,281 $38,270 $0

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