In a 2011 report the city finance director said since 2003 that the municipal judge had been successful in increasing court collections, also the judge stated in the internal 2011 city report that “none of these changes could have taken place without the cooperation of the court clerk, the chief of police, and the prosecutor’s office,”. The federal report state that revenue from enforcing municipal codes, by 2013, had reached $2.46 million. The city had projected that by 2015 fines and fees would make up 23% of the budget. The fines and fees in Ferguson were among the highest of the surrounding municipalities (Michael Martinez, 2015). Changes have to be made with the judicial system this is unjust for the citizen of Ferguson. The funding and revenue for the city cannot consist of rising fines and
In a 2011 report the city finance director said since 2003 that the municipal judge had been successful in increasing court collections, also the judge stated in the internal 2011 city report that “none of these changes could have taken place without the cooperation of the court clerk, the chief of police, and the prosecutor’s office,”. The federal report state that revenue from enforcing municipal codes, by 2013, had reached $2.46 million. The city had projected that by 2015 fines and fees would make up 23% of the budget. The fines and fees in Ferguson were among the highest of the surrounding municipalities (Michael Martinez, 2015). Changes have to be made with the judicial system this is unjust for the citizen of Ferguson. The funding and revenue for the city cannot consist of rising fines and