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CITY OF LAKE WORTH

FUND DEPARTMENT DIVISION
100 General Fund MUNICIPAL COURT 100-555
SUPPLEMENTAL DETAILS - ACTIVE

TITLE MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK TYPE DECISION PACKAGE REQUEST
Has Fleet approved this request? N/A Has IT approved this request? N/A Has this been requested in previous years? NO
RESOURCES REQUESTED

LINE ITEM FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029
Payroll costs-various accounts 42,000.00 44,100.00 46,305.00 48,620.25 51,051.26

100-0700-555-000 Minor Equipment 445.00 - - - -
100-0531-555-000 Schools & Dues 205.00 280.00 205.00 205.00 205.00

OBJECT CODE- Employee Station Cost - - - - -
OBJECT CODE- ACCOUNT TITLE - - - - -

OBJECT CODE- ACCOUNT TITLE - - - - -
TOTAL $ 42,650.00 $ 44,380.00 $ 46,510.00 $ 48,825.25 $ 51,256.26

COMMENTS
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS REQUEST? DESCRIBE THE BENEFITS THAT WILL BE GAINED FROM THIS REQUEST?
The department seeks approval to add an additional full time position The addition of a clerk would allow us to timely process cases. The court has been averaging 678 citations a month this
fiscal year which is a 41% increase in the number of citations filled with the court from last year’s average of 480
citations a month. This additional workload requires additional employees to handle the increase. The court's monthly
average revenue has also increased by 75% from last fiscal year and the consistant increase in revenue will fund the
additional employee. In addition the court has implemented a juvenile diversion program in 2025 which has added
additional responsibilities. The court’s additional workload requires the additional staff to accommodate the increase
work load in all aspects of the court process but mainly on the back end of a citation being issued. (e.g. late notices,
show cause hearing notices, failure to appear charges, issuance of warrants, processing juvenile diversion cases, online
requests)

WHAT ARE THE REVENUE ENHANCEMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REQUEST? WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT FUNDING THIS REQUEST?
Not funding this request will negatively impact the departments ability to process cases in a timely manner. A few of the
common complaints we get and not being able to answer the phone and the delay in processing online requests. If not
approved as requested, the department would request alternatives to include converting the current part-time position
to full time.

SUMMARIZE NEW POSITIONS IN THIS REQUEST (INCLUDE NUMBER OF FTE) FINANCE COMMENTS
1 Full Time Employee