Laredo Municipal CourtBudget Presentation

FY20-21

Mission Statement

Provide a forum for a fair and impartial trialand disposition of all city ordinance violationsand State Law Class C misdemeanorviolations and do so as expeditiously aspossible without adversely affecting thequality of justice.

Fines/Fees & Expenditures

-7.6%+12.6%

+9.6%+4.8%

+3.6 % (over FY20 budget)

Estimated

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FY16FY16

FY17FY17

FY18FY18

FY19FY19

FY20FY20

FY21FY21

Expenditures

Revenues

Proposed

3381219

1194836

3542267

1483873

3883377

1605409

4371106

1977825

4038199

2285447

5186841

2258753

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FY1256,156

FY1350,220

FY1446,516

FY1549,874

FY1642,712

FY1750,167

FY1852,679

RevenuesExpenditures

FY16$ 3,381,219$ 1,194,836

FY17$ 3,542,267$ 1,483,873

FY18$ 3,883,377$ 1,605,409

FY19$ 4,371,106$ 1,977,825

FY20$ 4,038,199$ 2,285,447

FY21$ 5,186,841$ 2,258,753

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Citations Filed

Cases Filed and Closed

+17%

Estimated

+5%

+8%

-12%

48,524 closed 70,450 DWOP, UC

Detox allocation 17,641 est. cases paid $352,820

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FY16FY16

FY17FY17

FY18FY18

FY19FY19

FY20FY20

FY21FY21

Closed

Filed

Proposed

58,332 closed37,013 DWOP

42712

36619

50167

41156

52718

45628

56840

95345

50227

118974

57000

60000

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FY1256,156

FY1350,220

FY1446,516

FY1549,874

FY1642,712

FY1750,167

FY1852,679

FiledClosed

FY1642,71236,619

FY1750,16741,156

FY1852,71845,628

FY1956,84095,345

FY2050,227118,974

FY2157,00060,000

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Personnel FY20-21

Municipal Court Clerk 1

Asst. Court Clerk (3 vacant) 19

Admin Asst. I 1

Asst. City Attorney II 1

Custodian 1

Municipal Court Bailiff (1 vacant, 1 unfunded) 2

Deputy Municipal Court Clerk II (unfunded) 1

Municipal Court Judge 1

Assoc. Municipal Court Judge (2 @ .50) 1

Total 28

Personnel - FTE’s

Court Activity

Pre-Pandemic• 8 court dockets plus scheduled approx. 10 trials (BT/JT) per week

Pandemic• 3/16/2020 – suspended in-person court proceedings, building remained

open for filings, payments, and inquiries

• 4/6/2020 – began virtual court proceedings• 10 virtual court dockets, 2-3 bench trials per week• As of 8/6/20, 174 court sessions, 4821 participants, 30 trials

• 6/29/20 – closed building to the public, continue with virtual court

Resume In-Person Proceedings • Required to submit an COVID 19 Operational Plan for approval • Expected date: TBD• Continue with virtual court proceedings

Online Court Payments

1983

As of 8/6/2020

Projects Completed X-ray/Scanner - $40,325

Technology Projects Completed

Disaster Recovery Services - $13k

In Progress

Online Record Search - $5k

Tyler Content Management (TCM) - $40k“paper lite” environment, offer more online services (deferred, DSC, etc.)

Expect to be fully transitioned before we begin in-person proceedings

Projects In Progress Offsite Court Proceedings

MOS LibraryDistricts 1 & 2

Sept. 27, 2019 103 participants

Haynes Recreation Ctr.Districts 3 & 4

Nov. 8, 2019 116 participants

Fire Admin Bldg.Districts 5 & 6

Feb. 7, 2020 158 participants

PENDING: District 7

TBD

PENDING:District 8

TBD

Projects in Progress

Municipal Court Remodel – to date $149,650

Before remodel

Projects in Progress

Projects in Progress

1 large courtroom to

1 main courtroom 2 smaller courtrooms

8 benches pre courtroom approx. 40 persons

Projects in ProgressStaff Development

Court Clerk Certification Level I Five clerks certified

Licensed Court Interpreter (LCI) – ongoing Texas Assoc. Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (TAJIT) Judicial Branch Certification Commission (JBCC)

Questions?Thank you.

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