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This special revenue fund is funded through a $4.00 fee assessed with each citation
collected from the defendant upon conviction for a misdemeanor offense in the
Municipal Court as a cost of the court. The Court Technology Fund is designed to
provide funding for the purchase of technological enhancements for the Municipal
Court including: computer systems, computer networks, computer hardware and
software, imaging systems, replacement computers, printers, other equipment
currently in use in the Municipal Court, or docket management systems. Currently,
Court
this fund is utilized to pay for the maintenance, technical support, and on-line
Technology
payment access for the Municipal Court Record System software. This fund also pays
Fund (Closing)
for the maintenance, technical support, supplies, and repairs for ticket writers.
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
Technology Fund will be used in FY 2025-2026, and the fund will then be closed.

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 57.8% or $20.03K to $14.65K in FY2026.

$40K

$30K

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

$0
FY2023 FY2024 FY2025 FY2026

Court Technology Fund (Closing) Comprehensive Summary

Name FY2023 Actual FY2024 Actual FY2025 Amended Budget FY2025 Projected FY2026 Budgeted
Beginning Fund Balance: $30,039 $32,489 $32,223 $32,223 $14,647
Revenues
Fines & Forfeitures $35,366 $31,137 $33,000 $15,846 $0
Miscellaneous Income $1,155 $1,695 $1,513 $214 $0

Total Revenues: $36,522 $32,832 $34,513 $16,060 $0

Expenditures
Contractual Services $32,477 $0 $0 $0 $0

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