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Chief of Police Jeffrey Beahen <br />Elk River Police Department <br /> <br /> Sherburne C~~~ <br />COURT ADMINISTRATOR <br /> PATRICIA A. KUKA <br /> <br /> FOR YOUR <br />INFORMATION <br /> <br />TO: Judge Robert Varco <br />FROM: Pat Kuka <br />SUBJECT: Evaluation of Fine Collection Program <br />DATE: July 26, 2004 <br /> <br /> The current TCIS financial system does not have the capability to measure the <br />percentage of fines and fees collected for our court. Other .counties that have long established <br />fine collection programs such as Anoka, Dakota, Washington and Stearns counties do not track <br />this data because of TCIS limitations. MNCIS, which is the court system's newly designed <br />computer system, has the capability to track the percentage of fine and fee collection. <br />Sherburne County court is not scheduled to install MNCIS until mid-2005. <br /> <br /> The following information was gathered from various reports and is presented as a <br /> review of our screenedcollector position and fine management program to date. In the first <br /> attachment entitled "monthly revenue collected," the graph depicts monthly revenue collections <br /> six months prior to adding the screener/collector position (position started in December 2002) <br /> through June of 2004. Monies collected in June 2002 equaled $130,093.68 compared to <br /> revenue collected in June 2004 of $186,777.01, a difference of $56,683.33. It is important to <br /> note that the court has steadily increased collections at a time when revenue producing traffic <br /> case filings are in decline. The second attachment shows yearly traffic filings from 1997 to <br /> <br /> 2004. In particular, it reveals a decline in traffic filings from 2002 to the present. In comparison, <br /> <br />13880 Highway 10 <br />Elk River, Minnesota 55330-4608 <br />(763) 241-2800 1-800-433-5232 <br />Fax (763) 241-2816 An Equal Opportunity Employer <br /> <br /> <br />