Vote: approved

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29. SUPERIOR COURT REQUEST FOR REVIEW OVER BASELINE Per the Board approved FY 2016 Budget Guidelines and Priorities, approve allowing the Office of Management & Budget to review the following requests (by fund and budget amount over baseline) Fund 100 General Fund, $14,096,384; Fund 256 Probate Fees, $50,000; and Fund 259 Superior Court Special Revenue, $75,000 for a total of $14,221,384 for all funds: •Juvenile Court Superior Court Judge, Judicial Assistant and Bailiff personal services, New Juvenile Court Division $139,685 (Operating expense, Fund 100) Start date 01/01/16 •Furniture, office equipment and personal computer and monitors, New Juvenile Court Division $127,063 (Non-recurring expense, Fund 100) Start date 01/01/16 •Supplies, New Juvenile Court Division $4,000 (Operating expense, Fund 100) •Two Commissioners, 2 Judicial Assistants and 2 Judicial Clerk Associates personal services, Criminal Division $522,348 (Operating expense, Fund 100) Start date 07/01/15 •Furniture, office equipment and personal computer and monitors, Criminal Division $254,126 (Non-recurring expense, Fund 100) Start date 07/01/15 •Supplies, Criminal Division $8,000 (Operating expense, Fund 100) •Juvenile Court – CASA personal services adjustment, Conciliator and Management Analyst positions, $213,155 (Operating expense, Fund 100) •Family Court – Management Analyst and Judicial Clerk positions, $104,626 (Operating expense, Fund 100) •Family Court – Parent Conferencing Reports, $750,000 (Operating expense, Fund 100) •Probate Court – Probate Investigator position $54,742 (Operating expense, Fund 100) •Contract Court Interpreters $425,000 (Operating expense, Fund 100) •Juror Fees & Mileage $315,000 (Operating expense, Fund 100) •Grand Jury Transcripts $140,000 (Operating expense, Fund 100) •Judicial Branch Security equipment $436,745 (Non-recurring expense, Fund 100) •Judicial Branch CTS, hardware requirements $7,110,410 (Non-recurring expense, Fund 100) •Judicial Branch CTS, iCISng requirements $3,491,484 (Non-recurring expense, Fund 100) •Probate contract investigators and accountants $50,000 (Non-recurring expense, Fund 256) •Purchase items for jurors from juror donation fund $75,000 (Non-recurring expense, Fund 259) 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-80-15-006-2-00)