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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
• f 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

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al Ch Char arges ges Fi Filed led – Par art t I, II & II III

27,136 136 26,783 783 24,300 300 24,257 257 19,971 971 5, 5,000 000 10, 10,000 000 15, 15,000 000 20,000 20,000 25, 25,000 000 30, 30,000 000 2015 2015 2016 2016 2017 2017 2018 2018 YT YTD D 201 2019

Ch Char arges ges by Type pe

71% 23% 6% P1 T 1 Tic ickets kets Part art 2 2 Parkin Parking P3 I 3 Informa formation tions

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
• n 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• 31% of matters were withdrawn or stayed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

HTA 30% LLA 8% BY LAW OTHER 2% PROV OTHER 54% FED 1% PARKING 5%

Gros

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s Revenues enues

$0 $0 $50 $500, 0,00 000 $1, $1,000 000,000 000 $1, $1,500 500,000 000 $2,000, $2,000,000 000 $2, $2,500 500,000 000 $3, $3,000 000,000 000 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

• n Initiat

itiativ ives es

• 3rd 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

• skins

ns email: ail: jhoskins@pe

• skins@peterbor

erborough.ca

• ugh.ca

David id J. Pot

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ts email: ail: dp dpot

• tts@pet

ts@peterbor erborough.ca

• ugh.ca