Title
Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance Amending Chapter 66, “Municipal Court,” of the City’s Code of Ordinances by Repealing said Chapter and Replacing it with a new Chapter 66 to be Titled “Municipal Court of Record”
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Goal #2 (Operational Excellence)
2C: Identify opportunities for internal efficiencies and continuous improvement to effect a high performing organizational culture
MEETING DATE: June 18, 2019
DEPARTMENT: Municipal Court
CONTACT: April Morman, Court Administrator
Steve Tilton, Assistant City Manager
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
• Approval of the proposed ordinance.
ITEM SUMMARY:
• At the June 4th work session, April Morman, the Court Administrator, discussed the benefits of McKinney Municipal Court becoming a Court of Record. Key reasons that the City of McKinney should pursue becoming a Court of Record include, but are not limited to, the following:
• To reduce the number of cases being appealed;
• To increase jurisdiction;
• To reduce the administrative burden on court staff;
• To recapture revenue on appealed cases; and
• To provide a more efficient disposition of cases.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• With the potential passing of an ordinance approving Court of Record status in McKinney, the City will have all the necessary requirements met to become a Court of Record. 10 of 12 of our comparable/benchmark communities are Courts of Record.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY:
• Over the course of the past five (5) years, there have been 992 cases appealed to Collin County. Those cases have totaled $291,453.57 in lost revenue to the City.
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
• N/A