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COMMISSIONERS' COURT AGENDA REQUEST
PLEASE FURNISH ONE ORIGINAL AND TEN (10) COPIES OF THIS
REQUEST AND DOCUMENTS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE COURT
MADE BY: Bruce Oehler, Pct.4
MEETING DATE: June 9, 2008
OFFICE: County Commissioner
TIME PREFERRED:
SUBJECT: Consider, discuss and take appropriate action regarding the collection of
delinquent court fines and fees from County Court at Law, County Court and District
Court, and other related issues.
EXECUTIVE SESSION REQUESTED: (PLEASE STATE REASON)
NAME OF PERSON ADDRESSING THE COURT: Comm. Oehler, Pct. 4
ESTIMATED LENGTH OF PRESENTATION:
IF PERSONNEL MATTER -NAME OF EMPLOYEE:
Time for submitting this request for Court to assure that the matter is posted in
accordance with Title 5, Chapter 551 and 552, Government Code, is as follows:
Meeting scheduled for Mondays:
5:00 PM previous Tuesday
THIS REQUEST RECEIVED BY:
THIS RQUEST RECEIVED ON: @ .M.
All Agenda Requests will be screened by the County Judge's Office to determine if adequate
~r information has been prepared for the Court's formal consideration and action at time of Court
Meetings. Your cooperation will be appreciated and contribute towards your request being
addressed at the earliest opportunity. See Agenda Request Rules Adopted by Commissioners'
Court.
COLLECTIONS REPORT
COUNTY COURT AT LAW
6-1-97 to 5-31-98
Fine and costs assessed $ 398,063,25
Amount paid as of 7-26-98
tBefore Russ)
97-98 Fine money collected $ 67,912.52
Court cost collected 65,485.21
(Less 37% of court cost to State) (24,229.53)
Retained by Kerr County $ 109,168.20
6-1-98 to 5-31-99
Fine and costs assessed $ 403,877.93
Amount paid as of 7-26-99
(After Russ)
98-99 Fine money collected $ 116,797.20
Court Cost collected 83,200.92
(Less 37% of court cost to State) ~30 ,.784.34
Retained by Kerr County $ 169,213.7.8
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*Notes: 100% of fines and 63% of courts costs are retained by
the county.
Beginning June 1, 1998, Russ began doing written
payment agreements with the defendants at the time
of judgment
These figures reflect only money collected, and does
not include credit for jail or SWAP.
Source of information:
The Software Group, Criminal Case Management Package
SUMMARY
Before the Collection Program:
97-98 Collected & retained in Kerr County $109,168.20
After the Collection Program:
98-99 Collected & retained in Kerr County $1f9,213.78
Amount of increase in collections $ 60,045.58
As the figures above reflect, you can see that collections have increased
substantially since the beginning of the Collection Program. These figures
come from two computer generated reports exactly one year apart, with
the same time frame and the same cutoff period. After we started the
Collection Program, the collection rate increased from 34% to 50%.
These figures do not include any money collected on cases disposed before
that time frame. What we have tried to do is show a before and after
collections picture, using exactly the same time frames.
In addition to the $60,000.00 increase in collections on 98/99 cases, Russ
has also worked the files from previous years. He has collected over
$12,000.00 on cases which date back to 1985.
It is a job that cannot be handled properly either by our office or the
County Clerk's office -- it requires the skills and knowledge of someone like
Russ, and time to monitor each case until it is paid in full.
Russ has also taken on the tasks of collecting for the District Courts,
Attorney General cases (family law), and also bond forfeitures for the
County Attorney's office.
Through the Collection Program, our goal is to satisfy most assessed fees
within 90 days of judgment. By this procedure, we hope to reduce our
delinquent fees by a substantial amount, and will no longer continue to add
to our "old and uncollectable" debts.
Source of information:
The Sofrware Group. Criminal Case Management Package
COLLECTION REPORT
6-1-97 to 5-31-98 (Before the Collection Program)
For cases disposed between _6-1-9 7 and 5-31-98
Amount paid as of 7-26-98
Fine and court cost assessed ~ 398,063.25
Paid (money) - 133,397.73= 34%
Other credit (Jail credit & SWAP) -127,049.25 = 32%
Total collection rate = 66%
6-1-98 to 5-31-99 (After the Collection Program)*
For cases disposed between 6-1-98 and 5-31-99
Amount paid as of 7-26-99
Fine and court cost assessed
Paid (money)
Other CCedlt (Jail Credit & SWAP)
Total collection rate
~ 403,877.93
-199,998.12 = 50%
-126,543.75 = 31%
81%
Source of information:
The Software Group. Criminal Case Management Package
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