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Edgerton municipal court cases, fines fall; compliance rates vary by year and quarter
Summary
Staff reported a two-year decline in warrants and citations and improved compliance in 2025 versus 2024, while Q1 2026 shows lower collection rates. The council received data on warrants, citations, fines ordered and fines collected.
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Assistant to the City Administrator Kara Banks presented municipal court data to the council on March 26, reporting multi-year and quarterly figures.
Banks said total warrants decreased from 71 in 2024 to 50 in 2025 while citations fell from 375 to 324; fines ordered totaled $109,000 in 2024 with a 90% compliance rate and $88,530 in 2025 with a 94% compliance rate. For the first quarter of 2026 there were 52 citations, 24 warrants issued (9 cleared and 2 recalled), $25,931 in fines ordered and $15,313 collected, which Banks summarized as a 59% compliance rate for the quarter.
Council received the report as part of the City Administrator's updates and did not take formal action. The municipal court statistics will inform administrative oversight and budgeting for court services.
