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Fine and forfeiture revenue includes traffic fines, false alarm fines, parking
fines, overdue library fines, and animal control fines. This revenue source
also included court fines for court facility debt until February 2002, when Ada
County relocated to the new courthouse.
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Year |
1998a |
1999a |
2000a |
2001 a |
2002 a |
2003 b |
2003 p |
2004 p |
2005 p |
2006 p |
2007 p |
| Revenue $ |
2,821 |
2,837 |
2,830 |
3,272 |
2,899 |
3,308 |
2,971 |
2,973 |
2,977 |
3,010 |
3,043 |
| % Change |
-2.8% |
0.6% |
-0.2% |
15.6% |
-11.4% |
14.1% |
2.5% |
0.1% |
0.1% |
1.1% |
1.1% |
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| Historical Events |
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In July 2001, Ada County District Court added a new court calendar to meet the
increasing number of cases. This was a major contributing factor of the 15.6%
increase in FY 2001 over FY 2000. In addition, the City approved an increase in
parking fines. New electronic meters were installed with fee increases as well.
It is the City�s objective to promote alternative transportation and preserve
prime parking for retail customers.
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In FY 2002, the economic slowdown impacted parking fine revenue as fewer people
were shopping downtown.
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In February 2002, Ada County discontinued submission of municipal court fines
for court facility costs when they relocated from the City-owned court facility
to the newly construction court facility (County-owned).
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| Projection/Assumptions |
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The FY 2003 Adopted Budget was built assuming municipal court fines,
approximately $325,000, for court operating costs would continue to be received
from Ada County. Instead of receiving this revenue, Ada County offsets the
City�s court operating cost by the court fine revenue, thus, the change in FY
2003 projections.
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Projections for traffic fines are based on a modest population growth factor of
less than 2%.
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Parking fine revenues are based upon city population growth and upon modest
downtown traffic increases (assuming a slow economic recovery).
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The projection for FY 2004 and 2005 is about $75,000 less than the February
2003 Six Year Financial Plan. FY 2003 experience is lower than anticipated.
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Threats/Opportunities
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Continued erosion of fine revenue per ticket issued.
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Legislative action could increase traffic fine revenue.
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Court practices in assessing and administering traffic fines could perhaps lead
to enhanced traffic fine revenue.
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