CONSTABLE, PRECINCT 2 Constable Chief Deputy Constable Deputy Constables Criminal Warrants Processor Office Assistants| 220Funo: 100 AccoUNTING UNIT: 3002 CONSTABLE, PRECINCT 2 Mission: The mission of Bexar County Precinct 2 Constable's Office is to serve as a professional law enforcement department with the highest quality of services while exhibiting integrity and fairness in an ethical manner and performing various law enforcement functions, including but not limited to, traffic, warrants, executing all civil writs for the Justice of the Peace and providing Bailiffs for their courtroom. Vision: The vision of the Constable's Office, Precinct 2, is to continue growing, adapting, and evolving as they provide the highest level of services and protection to their diverse community of Bexar County. With that vision in mind, they will achieve and surpass them by providing their deputies and employees with the opportunities to exceed all present and future need of the citizens of Bexar County within the scope of law enforcement services. Goals and Objectives: ‘© Provide the Justice of the Peace Court with trained officers to ensure the safety and security of all court personnel, and all those having business with the Justice Court. * Increase the efficient delivery of civil process papers in a timely manner. * Actively improve the execution of criminal warrants, while minimizing any adverse effects for those persons we serve including those arrested. Program Description: Bexar County has four Constables elected to four-year terms by the residents of their respective precincts. Under Texas law, Constables and their Deputies must execute and return any process, civil or criminal, issued to them by @ lawful official. This includes any warrant, Gitation, notice, subpoena, or writ in Bexar County, or in certain cases, contiguous counties. Locally, Constables serve civil and criminal process originating in the Justice of the Peace Courts, District Courts and County Courts-at-Law. By State statute, Constables are mandated to attend to the Justice of the Peace Courts in their respective precincts, to include providing security services, transporting prisoners, and summoning jurors. Performance Indicators: Fy 2015-16 | FY2016-17 | FY 2017-18 Actual Estimate Budget Workload Indicators: Warrants Received 14,003 13,943 13,943 Civil Process Issued 10,646 10,703 10,703 Total Papers Issued 26,649 24,646 24,646 Efficiency Indicators: Warrants Served per FTE 774 1154 asa Civil Process Served per FTE 458 607 607 Total Papers Served per FTE 41,232 1,761 1,761 221Fv 2015-16 | FY2016-17 | FY2017-18 Actual Estimate Budget Effectiveness Indicators: Warrants Served 37,793 19,615 19,615 Civil Process Served 10,532 10,325 10,325 Total Papers Served 28,325 29,940 29,940 Appropriations: Fy 2015-16 | F¥2016-17 | FY2016-17 | FY 2017-18 Actual Budget Estimate Budget Personnel Services $1,800,237 $1,660,227 $1,886,706 $1,526,651 Travel, Training, and Remunerations 5,435 10,560 5,779 4,535 Operational Expenses 309,514 266,382 260,810 266,073 Supplies and Materials 96,787 82,350 80,362 111,677 Capital Expenditures 17,698 0 ° ° Program Ju: ition and Analysis: Total $2,229,671 $2,019,519 $2,233,657 $1,908,936 The FY 2017-18 Adopted Budget decreased by 14.5 percent when compared to FY 2016-17 Estimates, as described below: ‘© The Personnel Services group decreased by 19.1 percent when compared to the FY 2016-17 Estimates. During FY 2016-17, five Deputy Constable positions were deleted, effective April 1, 2017. These positions were deleted in accordance with recommendations associated with an analysis of Constable and Justice of the Peace workload. The FY 2017-18 Adopted Budget reflects a reduction equal to six months of funding for those positions. ‘¢ The Travel, Training, and Remunerations group decreased by 21.5 percent when compared to the FY 2016-17 Estimates. This is mainly due to the decrease in authorized positions, as described above. Funding is provided for the Constable and Deputy Constables to attend various required trainings and law enforcement seminars, ‘¢ The Operational Expenses group increased by 2 percent when compared to the FY 2016-17 Estimates. This is mainly due to an increase in Rental Expenses as required in the updated lease agreement for the Constable and Justice of the Peace Offices in Precinct 2. ‘¢ The Supplies and Materials group increased by 39 percent when compared to the FY 2016-17 Estimates. Funding is provided for the purchase of an identification card printer system, Taser cartridges, battery chargers, and incinerator supplies. Funding Is also provided for the replacement of eighteen (18) body armor vests and uniforms. 222‘* There are no program changes in the FY 2017-18 Adopted Budget. Policy Consideration: in November 2013, the Justice of the Peace and Constable Precinct lines were redistricted to align with those of County Commissioners. Prior to the redistricting process, the countywide population distribution and associated workload between the Precincts was notably out of, balance. Based upon the new population in each precinct, a new overall workload was estimated for each precinct and authorized positions were redistributed accordingly. In addition to redistricting, Bexar County reached an agreement on Addendum (A-11) with the City of San Antonio ("City") to the Master Interlocal Agreement which commenced on October 1, 2013. The Addendum established a Uniform Truancy Case Management Program. Effective October 1, 2014, the County waived its exclusive original jurisdiction and transferred all cases to the City involving juveniles 112 years or older who were charged with offenses related to truancy. The transfer of truancy cases to the City caused a decrease in the overall number of new cases filed with the justice courts. The workload impacts of both redistricting and the truancy agreement have been significant. However, under Commissioners Court direction, the Budget Department refrained from making any workload- related personnel changes in Constable Offices in the FY 2015-16 Adopted Budget until the full effects of these recent changes could be realized and it could confidently be determined that the new workload distribution has largely stabilized. Workload impacts were reviewed for Constables and Justices of the Peace during FY 2015-16 and the appropriate staffing adjustments were implemented in the FY 2016-17 Adopted Budget based on the analysis of the workload distribution. Effective April 1, 2017, Commissioners Court approved the deletion of fifteen deputy positions throughout the Constable Offices based on the Constable and Justice of the Peace workload distribution analysis from FY 2016-17. No staffing adjustments were done in the FY 2017-18 Adopted Budget. Authorized Position: Fy 2015-16 | FY201617 | FY2017-18 Actual Estimate Budget Constable 1 1 Chief Deputy Constable 1 1 1 Criminal Warrants Processor 1 1 1 Deputy Constable* v7 16 16 Office Assistant | 3 3 3 Senior Deputy Constable* 5 ° 0 Total - Constable, Precinct 2 28 2 22 “Based on the analysis of Constable and Justice of the Peace workload distribution from FY 2016-17, five (5) Deputy Constable positions were deleted effective April 1, 2017. A vacant Deputy Constable was deleted in the FY 2016-17 ‘Adopted Budget effective October 1, 2016, also as a result of workload distribution. 2