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Office of Budget & Finance Date: August 25, 2026 301 W. Jefferson St., 9th Floor Phoenix, Arizona 85003 To: Jennifer Pokorski, County Manager From: Michael McGee, Chief Financial Officer P: 602-506-3561 F: 602-506-4451 Subject: FY 2025-2026 Fill the Gap Certification Maricopa.gov The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is required to certify by authority of ARS §41-2421 (Fill the Gap Legislation) that total revenues received in Fiscal Year 2025-26 by the Superior Court and Justice Courts are five percent or greater than revenues received in Fiscal Year 1997-98 (base year). This certification authorizes the County Treasurer to release the five percent set aside money withheld from these revenues during the past year. The attached schedules summarize fines, fees, penalties, surcharges, sanctions, and forfeitures collected by the Superior Court and Justice Courts for Fiscal Year 2025-26 as compared to Fiscal Year 1997-98 (base year). These schedules show that amounts collected in Fiscal Year 2025-26 exceed the base year (Fiscal Year 1997-98) by more than five percent for both Courts. The distribution of set aside monies will be as follows: Percentage Fund Amount 21.61% State Aid to County Attorney Fund $ 1,159,283.24 20.53% State Aid to Indigent Defense Fund 1,101,345.90 57.37% Local Courts Assistance Fund 3.077,652.91 0.49% State Treasurer (Dept of Law) 26,286.38 100.00% Total $ 5,364,568.43 This item will be on the September 30, 2026, Board of Supervisor’s Agenda for approval. cc: John Allen, Treasurer Honorable Pamela Gates, Presiding Judge Lauren Cochran, PDS Administrator Diane Cabanillas, Judicial Branch Finance and Budget Deputy Director Catherine Martin, MCAO Administration Bureau Chief Frances Dairman, Judicial Branch Finance & Budget Director Anita Avila, COSC Comptroller Maricopa County Fill the Gap 5% Set Aside by Month FY 2025-2026 Collections by Month Collections by Court Superior Justice Year Month Total Court Court 2025 Jul $450,006.87 $223,930.58 $226,076.29 2025 Aug $458,372.79 211,824.12 246,548.67 2025 Sep $425,393.45 227,722.96 197,670.49 2025 Oct $455,670.28 232,701.06 222,969.22 2025 Nov $457,879.19 174,085.95 283,793.24 2025 Dec $370,959.50 206,562.47 164,397.03 2026 Jan $424,445.86 191,369.09 233,076.77 2026 Feb $428,500.32 206,435.19 222,065.13 2026 Mar $455,239.31 247,973.58 207,265.73 2026 Apr $493,604.57 241,483.64 252,120.93 2026 May $484,037.26 223,648.44 260,388.82 2026 Jun $460,459.03 296,298.96 164,160.07 Total $5,364,568.43 $2,684,036.04 $2,680,532.39 Distribution of Fill the Gap Collections Percentage Fund Amount 21.61% State Aid to County Attorney Fund $ 1,159,283.24 20.53% State Aid to Indigent Defense Fund 1,101,345.90 57.37% Local Courts Assistance Fund 3,077,652.91 0.49% State Treasurer (Dept of Law) 26,286.38 100.00% Total $ 5,364,568.43 Total remittances of Fines, Fees, etc. to County Treasurer FY 2026 FY1998 % increase Full Year . Superior Court $ 52,103,352.26 $ 19,660,612.00 165.01% Justice Courts 53,746,114.84 17,442,685.00 208.13% Total Full Year $ 105,849,467.10 $ 37,103,297.00 185.28% Superior Court Current Year Date Collected Date Remitted FY26 June July 4,329,757.56 July August 4,097,181.84 August September 4,466,776.61 September October 4,523,456.04 October November 3,391,893.49 November December 4,030,884.03 December January 3,719,982.17 January February 4,040,553.61 February March 4,834,846.26 March April 4,658,872.63 April May 4,340,664.70 May June 5,668,483.32 Total - Based on Remittance Dates 52,103,352.26 Justice Courts Current Year Date Collected Date Remitted FY26 June July 4,584,063.05 July August 3,967,302.68 August September 4,388,868.92 September October 4,296,330.67 October November 3,820,807.15 November December 4,465,208.49 December January 4,629,640.35 January February 4,833,040.67 February March 4,746,950.44 March April 4,667,337.36 April May 4,405,897.91 May June 4,940,667.15 Total - Based on Remittance Dates 53,746,114.84 Combined Date Collected Date Remitted June July 8,913,820.61 July August 8,064,484.52 August September 8,855,645.53 September October 8,819,786.71 October November 7,212,700.64 November December 8,496,092.52 December January 8,349,622.52 January February 8,873,594.28 February March 9,581,796.70 March April 9,326,209.99 April May 8,746,562.61 May June 10,609,150.47 Total - Remittance Dates 105,849,467.10 S:\FIN_REPORTING\FILLGAP\FY26\Year end\REPT062025.xlsxsummary 2026)