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The City of Holyoke SHOULD have received a total of $28,575.00 in revenue based on the number of Default Warrant arrests beginning January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009. On checking our records, it was determined that the City has received $7,800.66 in 'Default Warrant' fines since January 1, 2009 which is only 27% of the $28,575 which should have been levied and collected by the judges.
Over the past eight years the City of Holyoke has lost an average of $62,835.00 per year due to the fact that the judges have not levied the fines as the law requires. This loss of revenue directly impacts the citizens of Holyoke. Below is a chart outlining the losses the judiciary has cost the citizens of Holyoke.
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| MONTH |
DEFAULT |
EXPECTED |
| WARRANTS |
REVENUE |
| January |
50 |
$3,750.00 |
| February |
25 |
$1,875.00 |
| March |
53 |
$3,975.00 |
| April |
64 |
$4,800.00 |
| May |
38 |
$2,850.00 |
| June |
41 |
$3,075.00 |
| July |
45 |
$3,375.00 |
| August |
38 |
$2,850.00 |
| September |
27 |
$2,050.00 |
| October |
|
$.00 |
| November |
|
$0.00 |
| December |
|
$0.00 |
| TOTALS |
381 |
$28,57500.00 |
| Avg. Per. Mo. |
42.3 |
$3,175.00 |
| Fines Paid to City to Date |
$7,800.66 |
| Fines Not Levied by Judges |
$20,774.34 |
| Default Warrant Arrests By Year |
Expected |
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Revenue |
| 2000 |
1,027 |
$77,025.00 |
| 2001 |
1,172 |
$87,900.00 |
| 2002 |
962 |
$72,150.00 |
| 2003 |
930 |
$69,750.00 |
| 2004 |
969 |
$72,675.00 |
| 2005 |
914 |
$68,555.00 |
2006
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819 |
$61,425.00 |
2007 |
676 |
$50,700.00 |
| 2008 |
528 |
$39,600.00 |
| 2009 |
381 |
$28,575.00 |
TOTALS |
8,378 |
$628,355.00 |
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| Fines Collected 2000 thru 2002 |
$5,955.00 |
| Fines Collected for 2003 |
$16,632.00 |
| Fines Collected for 2004 |
$17,252.50 |
| Fines Collected for 2005 |
$20,357.44 |
| Fines Collected for 2006 |
$16,194.18 |
| Fines Collected for 2007 |
$13,359.00 |
| Fines Collected for 2008 |
$10,725.87 |
| Fines Collected for 2009 |
$7,800.66 |
| Total Revenue Received |
$108,276.65 |
| Total Lost Revenue |
$520,078.35 |
Burglaries Ward 5 between January 1, 2009 and October 18, 2009
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