Municue

Department of Municipal and Detention Services

department
4 mentions across 4 events
The Department of Municipal and Detention Services is a City of Dallas department. It oversees the administrative and clerical functions of the Dallas Municipal Court. It also oversees the Dallas Marshal's Office, the City Detention Center, and city building security. Other functions include parking adjudication and the school crossing guard program.
4 eventsLast active Tracked since $20.1M city spendingUpdated October 2026

Key facts

Money

$20.1M in total financial activity across agenda items that mention this department.

Largest single item: $9.4M on (Authorizes payments to Dallas County for processing and maintaining City prisoners at the Lew Sterrett Criminal Justice Center for FY 2026-27.)

Mention Frequency

Topic Distribution

Topics

public safety (4)
contract (3)
budget (2)
governance (1)

Roles

mentioned (2)
requester (2)

Location

1600 Chestnut Street, Dallas, TX 75226·Show on Google Maps ↗
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Activity Timeline

October 2026

Consent Agenda
requester

Authorizes payments to Dallas County for processing and maintaining City jail prisoners at the Lew Sterrett Criminal Justice Center for FY October 2026 through September 2027, not to exceed $9,323,285.

Authorize payments to Dallas County for processing and maintaining City jail prisoners at the Lew Sterrett Criminal Justice Center for the period October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027 - Not to ex

$9.3M

September 2026

Consent Agenda
requester

Authorizes payments to Dallas County for processing and maintaining City prisoners at the Lew Sterrett Criminal Justice Center for FY 2026-27.

Authorize payments to Dallas County for processing and maintaining the City prisoners at the Lew Sterrett Criminal Justice Center for the period October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027 - Not to exc

$9.4M
Briefing Items

Briefing providing an overview of Municipal Courts.

Overview of Municipal Courts [Department of Municipal Court and Detention Services]

March 2026

Consent Agenda

Authorization of a five-year sole-source service contract with FTR, LTD. (doing business as For the Record) for a digital audio and video recording solution for the Department of Municipal and Detention Services, not to exceed $1,368,520.84.

Authorize a five-year service contract for a digital audio and video recording solution for the Department of Municipal and Detention Services - FTR, LTD. d/b/a For the Record, sole source - Not to ex

$1.4M