Vote: approved

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25. SUPERIOR COURT REQUEST FOR REVIEW OVER THRESHOLD Per the Board approved FY 2015 Budget Guidelines and Priorities, approve allowing the Office of Management & Budget to review the following request(s) over threshold: Reduction of salary & benefits savings to 4% amount: •Funding to offset “adjustment for chairman’s budget” $898,028 (Operating expense, Fund 100, Priority #4) •Restore funding to offset transfers to special revenue funds $478,000 (Operating expense, Fund 100, Priority #4) •Funding to offset Commissioners pay increase $160,000 (Operating expense, Fund 100, Priority #4) •Funding to offset vacancy rate back down to 4% $125,700 (Operating expense, Fund 100, Priority #4) Subtotal $1,661,728 Other operating service requirements: •Cradles to Crayons budget for personnel, supplies/services $1,222,837 (Operating expense, Fund 100, Priority #4) •Parent Conference Reports $600,000 (Operating expense, Fund 100, Priority #4) •Restore funding for contract court interpreters $300,000 (Operating expense, Fund 100, Priority #4) •Restore funding for county grand jury transcripts $105,000 (Operating expense, Fund 100, Priority #4) Subtotal $2,227,837 New funding for judicial divisions and staff: •Juvenile Judge, Judicial Assistant and Bailiff $138,341 (Operating expense, Fund 100, Priority #4) Start date 01/01/15 •Juvenile Judge, Judicial Assistant and Bailiff $138,341 (Operating expense, Fund 100, Priority #4) Start date 01/01/15 •Supplies, furniture and office equipment, Juvenile Div $6,000 (Operating expense, Fund 100, Priority #4) •Criminal Judge, Judicial Assistant, Bailiff and Court Reporter $172,551 (Operating expense, Fund 100, Priority #4) Start date 01/01/15 •Initial Appearance and Probation Revocation Commissioner, Judicial Assistant, Judicial Clerk Associate $258,201 (Operating expense, Fund 100, Priority #4) Start date 07/01/14 •Initial Appearance and Probation Revocation Commissioner, Judicial Assistant, Judicial Clerk Associate $258,201 (Operating expense, Fund 100, Priority #4) Start date 07/01/14 •Supplies, furniture and office equipment, Juvenile Div $9,500 (Operating expense, Fund 100, Priority #4) Subtotal $981,135 •2 Judicial Clerk Associates, Juvenile Court, Adoptions and Dependency $75,330 (Operating Expense, Fund 100, Priority #4) Operating Expense Grand Total, Fund 100, $4,946,030 Non-recurring Budget •Agile Jury Software $73,247 (Non-recurring expense, Fund 100, Priority #4) •Helpdesk Software $51,166 (Non-recurring expense, Fund 100, Priority #4) •Disaster Recovery Equipment $1,011,678 (Non-recurring Expense, Fund 100, Priority #4) •Court Case Management System, Contracted Programmers $1,840,000 (Non-recurring expense, Fund 100, Priority #4) •Courtroom Technology, $1,305,640 (Non-recurring Expense, Fund 100, Priority #4) Subtotal $4,281,731 Non-recurring Spend from fund balances, Non-recurring budget: •Contract accountants & investigators in Probate cases $100,000 (Non-recurring expense, Fund 256, Priority #4) •Law Library expenditures $250,000 (Non-recurring expense Fund 261, Priority #4) •Juror expenses from juror donations $75,000 (Non-recurring expense, Fund 259, Priority #4) •Conciliation Court expenditures $25,000 (Non-recurring expense, Fund 257, Priority #4) •Superior Court Special Revenue expenditures $60,000 (Non-recurring expense, Fund 259, Priority #4) •Expedited Child Support expenditures $75,000 (Non-recurring expense, Fund 271, Priority #4) •Spousal Maintenance Enforcement Enhancement expenditures $50,000 (Non-recurring expense, Fund 276, Priority #4) •Children’s Issues Education $25,000 (Non-recurring expense, Fund 281, Priority #4) •Domestic Relations Mediation Education $25,000 (Non-recurring expense, Fund 282, Priority #4) Non-recurring budget Grand Total, $685,000 For the past several years, the County and the Court have weathered the recent recession, budget reductions and staffing cutbacks; all the while court case filings and commensurate workload have increased. This agenda request is vital to the Court’s ability to continue working with the County as a justice partner in order to preserve and continue public safety, promote and advance effective and efficient case management and to continue development and maintenance of innovative programs, practices and policies. (C-80-14-007-2-00)