Increased state funding of trial courts, as well as increased state revenues from court fines. 1997 Spending Cap . Placed cap on county expenditures for trial courts, resulting in future increases in state costs. 1998 Reduced County Share . Further reduced the required county contributions for trial court funding.
Older cities are more likely to provide a wide array of municipal services to their residents.
Statewide, cities spend about one-fourth of their budgets providing police, fire, and other public safety services. These charges offset the cost of providing the service.