Item 4C Audio1
The Southlake City Council has approved the Metroport Teen Court budget for FY
2008. The operatingbudget is currently $112,950.00, which the 3 participating
$37,650.00
entities split evenly at . The total approved budget is $126,950.00. The
budget increase, as approved by the City Council, reflects the approved personnel
step increases, as well as expected growth in annual referrals. The difference
between the operating budget and the total approved budget is due to the
$14,000.00 allocated to Special Events line items, fully funded by $20 defendant
fees collected by each city. The Special Events Fund monies help to offset the
costs of:
Volunteer and worksite recruitment, retention,
education and promotion, including educational field
trips, training, recruitment seminars, presence and
marketing at career fairs, promotional items, and
affiliated activities.
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Here you will see a table representing the defendant referral history from 2005. The
table indicates an estimated 23% growth rate from 2005 to the end of 2007. To
date, Metroport Teen Court has an 88% overall success rate, which ranks highest
among all North Texas Teen Courts.
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Questions may be directed to Lindsey Baker, Teen Court Coordinator at extension
8346 or Sean Leonard, Deputy Director of Finance at extension 8054.
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