HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 9856 INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9856
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council March 22, 2016
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*a SUBJECT: SOUTHWEST MUNICIPAL COURT FACILITY — OPERATIONAL
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The purpose of this Informal Report is to provide information related the revenue collection contributed to
the Southwest Municipal Court Facility in comparison to its operational costs.
The Southwest Municipal Court Facility was opened in July 2011. The major objective was to provide a
convenient and easily accessible full service facility in Southwest Fort Worth for citizens. The new facility
allowed for expanded dockets for scheduling cases with the addition of 2 new courtrooms for bench trials.
Currently, the activity at this facility includes court functions related to Code and Attorney Plea dockets,
Teen Court, cashier services and in-house collections. Since opening, both Code Compliance and the
Water Departments have operated at the facility. Code Compliance maintains office space which continues
to offset the cost that would be incurred for leasing space in southwest Fort Worth. As of February 26th, the
Water Department closed its satellite payment center at this facility.
The chart below shows the full financial picture from inception through FY2015 (4 years operational). It
illustrates that the revenue collection at the Southwest Municipal Court has consistently exceeded the cost
of operating the facility.
$8,000,000
$7,000,000
$6,000,000
$5,000,000
$4,000,000
$3,000,000
$2,000,000
$1,000,000
FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015
Revenue (Expenditure
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INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9856
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council March 22, 2016
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SUBJECT: SOUTHWEST MUNICIPAL COURT FACILITY — OPERATIONAL
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Southwest Municipal Court Financial Summary
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Revenue $ 3,616,530 $ 3,679,977 $ 5,217,553 $ 7,172,804 $ 6,895,137
Expenditure $ 2,935,196 $ 1,798,652 $ 1,918,522 $ 1,939,487 $ 2,280,877
Variance $ 681,334 $ 1,881,325 $ 3,299,031 $ 5,233,317 $ 4,614,260
Positions 14 21 17 18 23
Note: FY2011 includes the one-time funding related to the renovation and startup costs for a total of$2.9M.
Municipal Court Services General Fund Financial Summary
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Revenue $20,638,624 $17,633,600 $20,147,286 $16,763,356 $16,712,548
Expenditure $16,800,150 $17,174,407 $16,800,150 $15,970,053 $16,856,302
Variance $3,838,475 $459,192 $3,347,136 $793,303 ($143,754)
The Municipal Court Services Department contributed to the General Fund fund balance annually until
FY2015. Nevertheless, the department continues fiscal prudence in managing expenditures. As a result,
the adopted budget for FY2015 was $17,299,039 with total expenditures of$16,856,302 for savings of
$442,737.
Revenue by Location
Total Revenue - $15,145,417
SWMC, FY2012
$3,679,977,
24%
Student
Attendance PSB,
$9,936,803,66%
Court,
$124,850,1%
Carnival,
$1,385,209,9%
ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS
INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 9856
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council March 22, 2016
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SUBJECT: SOUTHWEST MUNICIPAL COURT FACILITY — OPERATIONAL
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Total Revenue - $15,233,288
SWMC, FY2015
$6,895,137,
45%
PSB, $7,217,922
,48%
Student
Attendance
Court, Carnival,
$40,869 51,079, 9 . 75%1.
Summary
The fact that over 178K transactions occurred without coming downtown is evidence that the Court has
achieved customer service goals. Additionally, the objective for increased accessibility to citizens in
Southwest Fort Worth has been realized. In comparing revenues collected at the Southwest Municipal
Court Facility to the expenditures to operate, the new location is paying for itself. However, when you
consider the entire court revenue picture the overall revenue collected has remained relatively consistent
since opening this facility. As illustrated in the pie graphs above, revenue collection has shifted from the
downtown facility. Accordingly, revenue collection has been consistent despite a reduction in case filings
over the same time period.
David Cooke
City Manager
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