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Maricopa County — Special (2019-01-16)

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Maricopa County
Justice Courts
Honorable Keith Russell - Presiding Justice of the Peace
Honorable David Osterfeld - Associate Presiding Justice of the Peace
Jim Morrow - Administrator

Overview
§ The Arizona Republic
December 18, 2018, article
§ “Justice” word of year
driven by churning news
cycle over months and
months.
§ Searches for “Justice” were
up 74% over last year.

Overview
§ FY20 Resource Requirements
§ Service Demand FY18 and FY17
§ FY19 Overview
§ Continuing Themes
§ FY20 & Beyond Budget Priorities
§ Questions

FY20 Resource
Requirements
§ FY20 Funding Strategy
§ Fund 100 General Revenue
§ Existing Special Revenue Funding
§ Grant Funding
§ We support requests made by resource
partners such as Superior Court that provide
services on our behalf.
§ We have no new General Fund requests at this
time.
§ Beyond FY20 Funding Needs Forecast
§ Needs on horizon may require new funding.

Service Demand
FY18 & FY17 Changes
§ Total Cases Filed Up 5.3% in FY18 (-0.1% FY17)
§ Civil – Up 25.1% (FY17 Up 7.6%)
§ Eviction – Up 4.9% (FY17 Up 10.3%)
§ Small Claim – Down 0.7% (FY17 Up 0.8%)
§ Criminal – Down 6.5% (FY17 Up 6.6%)
§ Protective Orders – Down 3.9% (FY17 Down 2.5%)
§ Criminal Traffic – Down 2.9% (FY17 Down 3.2%)
§ Civil Traffic – 0.0% (FY17 Down 3.4%)
§ FY18 Total Cases filed 337,589
§ July thru November 2018 Up 6.5% overall
§ DUI’s Up 17.3%, Evictions Up 13.5%, Civil Up 14.1%

FY19 Overview
§ Small Claims Pilots
§ Two Pilot Programs, all courts, reduce case time
§ Pilots run thru summer of 2019
§ Fair Justice Legislative Automation Tools
§ Over 150,000 cases impacted (all criminal and civil cases)
§ ATTC Form Modifications (Changes to AZ Traffic Ticket & Complaint)
§ E-Notification Deployed
§ Website Revamp to Conform to Title VI
§ Additional forms in Spanish
§ Interface with New Treasurer System
§ Moving from a paper based data transfer to electronic

FY19 Overview
§ Training for New Judicial Officers and Staff
§ Five New Judges
§ State and Local Training including Multiple Mentors
§ 13 New Pro Tems
§ Enhanced Training
§ 45 New Hearing Officers
§ Enhanced Training

Continuing Themes
§ Judicial Branch Reform (National, State, Local)
§ New Five Year Plan from AOC
§ Promoting Access to Justice
§ Protecting Children Families and Communities
§ Promoting Judicial Excellence and Innovations
§ Enhancing Professionalism within AZ Courts
§ Promoting Public Trust and Confidence
§ Time Standards (Small Claims and Civil)
§ Fair Justice Legislative Issues (Implementation)
§ Smart Justice (ITR/VAC, Mental Health, Home Detention)
§ Partnering & Collaboration

FY20 & Beyond
Budget Priorities
§ Facilities - New Southeast Development
§ Refresh Computers and Software
§ Approximately 450 computers
§ Upgrade Software for Civil EDMS
§ Prepare for upgrade to iCIS and Criminal EDMS
§ Operational Sustainability
§ Physical Facilities (Safety)
§ Governance Structure
§ Operational Improvements
§ Taking Advantage of Technology

FY20 & Beyond Budget Priorities
Operational Sustainability &
Improvement
New Arizona laws that take effect Jan. 1st
Arizona Republic Dec. 31, 2018
§ HB 2527 New $4 Fee on Traffic Tickets
§ Money to DPS for Equipment and Advertising
§ HB 2313 New $9 Fee on Tickets
§ Money to Victims’ Rights Fund
§ HB 2169 Driver’s License Suspensions
§ Ends blanket mandate to suspend licenses

Questions?