FY2014 Recommended Budget - City of Surprise

Surprise City Court
Department Overview
Department Description
The Surprise City Court’s primary function is to fairly and impartially adjudicate all cases filed in the court
and to effectively obtain compliance with the court’s order, as prescribed by the Code of Judicial Conduct
and all other standards as set by the Arizona Supreme Court. Court staff answers questions from the
public and provides assistance to those having business at the court and also ensures accounting for
both judicial and financial activities.
Department-Wide
The Surprise City Court is primarily funded by the general fund. In addition, it has several special revenue
funds that provide restricted-use funding including the municipal count enhancement fund, the fines/fees
and restitution enforcement (FARE) fund, the judicial collection enhancement fund (JCEF), and the
municipal fill the gap (MFTG) fund. Expenditures and personnel related to these special revenue funds
are included in the tables below.
Expenditure Budget by Fund
FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 FY2014 Amended to
Expenditures
By fund
Actual Actual Amended Budget Budget
General Fund 1,992,241 2,029,839 1,886,500 1,928,600 2%
Municipal Court Enhance 82,301 78,790 451,100 491,800 9%
Municipal Court FARE 10,069 0 18,500 14,700 -21%
Municipal Court JCEF 53,945 0 95,800 130,600 36%
Municipal Court MFTG 0 37,765 59,600 20,200 -66%
Total 2,138,556 2,146,394 2,511,500 2,585,900 3%
Personnel
By fund
FY2011
Final
FY2012
Adopted
FY2013
Adopted
FY2014
Budget
Adopted to
Budget
General Fund 22.1 22.1 19.1 19.1 0.0
Total 22.1 22.1 19.1 19.1 0.0
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