2020 0 POA A BU BUDGE DGET T PRESE RESENT NTATION TION Presented by: Janice Hoskins, Manager of Court Services & David J. Potts, City Solicitor
Co Cour urt t Services vices • Operates the POA Court under an agreement with the Province of Ontario through the Ministry of the Attorney General • We are contractually obligated to provide all facilities, services and amenities within provincial policy and legislated frameworks, including ongoing audit requirements
Court Services Cont’d • The number of charges issued is the primary driver of the POA court system, however the Court has no influence on the number of charges issued by enforcement agencies • Charges laid are based on the types of offences that occur and the enforcement resources available to address them • The number of charges fluctuates and the composition of the dollar value of the charges impacts the potential revenue
Co Cour urt t Services vices • The cost of providing the service is paid out of gross fine revenues collected from POA charges • The sharing of the net revenue is based on a weighted assessment • 2020 - County share – 54.8% City share – 45.2%
Tot otal al Ch Char arges ges Fi Filed led – Par art t I, II & II III 30, 30,000 000 27,136 136 26,783 783 24,300 300 24,257 257 25,000 25, 000 19,971 971 20,000 20,000 15, 15,000 000 10, 10,000 000 5,000 5, 000 0 2015 2015 2016 2016 2017 2017 2018 2018 YT YTD D 201 2019
Ch Char arges ges by Type pe P1 T 1 Tic ickets kets Part art 2 2 Parkin Parking P3 I 3 Informa formation tions 6% 23% 71%
POA Details ils – Part t I tickets ets Minis nistry try Data In 2018…. 16,452 Part I tickets were filed with the court • 57% of defendants did not dispute their ticket and paid the fine on time • 25% of defendants did not respond within the allotted time and were convicted on a Fail to Respond docket • 18% of defendants disputed their ticket and requested a trial or did a Walk-in-Guilty plea
POA A De Details tails – Par art t II Par arki king ng Ti Tickets ets City Data • In 2018, 6157 parking tickets were filed with the Court for conviction and collection • 271 requested a court date.
POA A De Details tails – Part t III I Ch Char arges ges Minis istr try Data In 2018 … 1,209 Part III charges were filed with the Court • 40% of defendants plead guilty before trial • 31% of matters were withdrawn or stayed • 29% of defendants proceeded to trial
Outstandi tstanding ng Receiv ceivable ables PARKING 5% FED 1% HTA 30% PROV OTHER 54% LLA 8% BY LAW OTHER 2%
Gros oss s Revenues enues $3,000 $3, 000,000 000 $2,500 $2, 500,000 000 $2,000, $2,000,000 000 $1,500 $1, 500,000 000 $1,000 $1, 000,000 000 $500, $50 0,00 000 $0 $0 2015 2015 2016 2016 2017 2017 2018 2018 Q1-3 1-3 201 2019
De Default faulted ed Fines nes Co Collection llection • We combine in-house collection initiatives with the use of collection agencies. • We enforce fine payment on an escalating basis: • Written notice to defendant • Suspension of driver’s license or plate denial (where applicable) • Placement of fine with collection agency • Addition of fines to tax roll (where applicable) • Issuance of Writ of Seizure and Sale against property • Filing a judgment in Small Claims/Superior Court for garnishment of bank account and/or wages
2020 0 Co Collecti llection on Initiat itiativ ives es • 3 rd placement collection agency hired to collect fines over 10 years old • Tax rolling agreements continue to be made with other municipalities
Ques Questio tions? ns? Janice nice Hoski oskins ns email: ail: jhoskins@pe oskins@peterbor erborough.ca ough.ca David id J. Pot otts ts email: ail: dp dpot otts@pet ts@peterbor erborough.ca ough.ca
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