In 2010, the City of Colleyville consolidated its communications and jail operations with the cities of Keller and Southlake.

Now the Colleyville City Council is considering the possibility of also combining municipal court operations with Keller.

The move is anticipated to save Colleyville an estimated $52,819 annually, and cut Keller expenses by an estimated $146,875 annually, according to city documents. The total projected cost of $419,805 for combining operations will be shared.

"We utilize the same service providers," said Terry Leake, Colleyville's assistant city manager and chief financial officer. "We utilize the same prosecution firm, which is our city's attorney firm Boyle & Lowry. We have the same existing software [Utility Data Systems]. And we have the same warrant collection. We also recognize that consolidation can provide some cost efficiencies and cost avoidance for both cities."

Public hearings in Colleyville on the plans are tentatively planned for late March and early April.

The individual city councils will need to approve the plan before proceeding, at the earliest, in October 2012.