2.e.
Council Work Session
- Meeting Date:
- 05/04/2020
- TITLE
- Municipal Court Budget Presentation
- Department:
- Court
Presentation:
Yes
PROBLEM/ISSUE STATEMENT
Municipal Court
Current Year Department Budgeted Expense Total:
Municipal Court: $1,479,095
Court Grants: $684,700
Change from Prior year:
Municipal Court: ($14,048)
Court Grants: $37,577
Overall Budget Justification:
The Billings Municipal Court is a Court of Limited Jurisdiction and processes misdemeanor cases within the City of Billings. The court processes over 17,000 citations per year and over 30,000 hearings per year, making it one of the largest courts in the State of Montana.
Billings Adult Misdemeanor Treatment Court (BAMTC) consists of three specialty courts: Drug Treatment Court, DUI Treatment Court, and Co-Occurring Treatment Court. These courts are 100% funded by Federal Grants and secured by the Billings Municipal Court. The grants are reflected below under inter-governmental and grants. Court grants are used to aid offenders in treatment of mental, drug, and/or alcohol related ailments to become contributing citizens of the community and to reduce the chance of repeat-offending.
The Municipal Court budget consists of two divisions: the Judicial Division and the Receipts and Records Division. The Judicial budget funds one full time Municipal Court Judge, one part-time Assistant Judge, a Judicial Assistant, and three Bailiffs. The Receipts and Records budget funds the Municipal Court Administrator, seven full-time Account Clerks, a Courtroom/Collections Clerk, and Municipal Infraction Clerk. The grant budget funds four positions at 32 hours per week.
The personnel proposed budget shows an overall decrease of $14,048 for FY 21. Decrease is due to retirement of higher-level staff. O&M proposed budget shows a very slight increase of $305. Slight increase is due to internal services reducing their costs. The court is projected to come in under FY 20 budget with a decrease of $146,143. The court did not request any supplemental budget requests.
Current Year Department Budgeted Expense Total:
Municipal Court: $1,479,095
Court Grants: $684,700
Change from Prior year:
Municipal Court: ($14,048)
Court Grants: $37,577
Overall Budget Justification:
The Billings Municipal Court is a Court of Limited Jurisdiction and processes misdemeanor cases within the City of Billings. The court processes over 17,000 citations per year and over 30,000 hearings per year, making it one of the largest courts in the State of Montana.
Billings Adult Misdemeanor Treatment Court (BAMTC) consists of three specialty courts: Drug Treatment Court, DUI Treatment Court, and Co-Occurring Treatment Court. These courts are 100% funded by Federal Grants and secured by the Billings Municipal Court. The grants are reflected below under inter-governmental and grants. Court grants are used to aid offenders in treatment of mental, drug, and/or alcohol related ailments to become contributing citizens of the community and to reduce the chance of repeat-offending.
The Municipal Court budget consists of two divisions: the Judicial Division and the Receipts and Records Division. The Judicial budget funds one full time Municipal Court Judge, one part-time Assistant Judge, a Judicial Assistant, and three Bailiffs. The Receipts and Records budget funds the Municipal Court Administrator, seven full-time Account Clerks, a Courtroom/Collections Clerk, and Municipal Infraction Clerk. The grant budget funds four positions at 32 hours per week.
The personnel proposed budget shows an overall decrease of $14,048 for FY 21. Decrease is due to retirement of higher-level staff. O&M proposed budget shows a very slight increase of $305. Slight increase is due to internal services reducing their costs. The court is projected to come in under FY 20 budget with a decrease of $146,143. The court did not request any supplemental budget requests.
RECOMMENDATION
No action is required at this time.