JUDICIAL BRANCH FY18 BUDGET PRESENTATION.PPTX

Judicial Branch of Arizona
in Maricopa County
Superior Superior Court Court FY18 FY18 Budget Budget Priorities Priorities
Adult Adult Probation Probation Department Department January January 11, 11, 2017 2017
Juvenile Juvenile Probation Probation Department Department
Hon. Janet E. Barton Raymond L. Billotte
Presiding Judge Judicial Branch Administrator

FY17 Judicial Branch
Accomplishments
ØDependency – reduced the number of dependency
cases pending and the number of children awaiting
permanency

FY17 Judicial Branch
Accomplishments
ØPretrial Release – using evidence based practices,
safely increased the number of defendants released
on OR and Supervised release
ØProbationer Release – APD coordinated the early
release of 154 prisoners into treatment programs
Net savings: $421,637 in jail days

FY17 Judicial Branch
Accomplishments
Ø Adult Probation Department
Ø Re-Entry Division – all re-entry services placed under a single
Administrator resulting in improved coordination of services
Ø Juvenile Probation Department
Ø Decreased Detention Placements
§ Expedited Case Review
§ Implemented Call-in Warrant Process
Ø iCISng – automated case management system for Superior
Court, APD and JPD
Ø Criminal Department and APD – Completed implementation
Ø Family Department – To be completed on or before 4/1/17
Ø Juvenile Department and JPD – Work began on 11/21/16;
completion on or before 6/30/18

FY17 Judicial Branch
Accomplishments
ØElectronic Courtrooms –will successfully upgrade 24
courtrooms with electronic recording technology in
FY17
§ In FY15 and FY16, a total of 60 courtrooms were upgraded.
ØCommercial Court – addressing the needs of the
Business Community
§ Successfully completed 18 months of the Pilot Project
§ As of November 2016, 532 cases are pending in the program.
186 cases have been resolved since the program began in July
of 2015.

FY18 Priority
Compensation
ØEmployees who are asked to forego pay increases in
hard economic times should be rewarded in growth
times
ØEmployees are our most valuable asset
ØIncrease in minimum wage

FY18 Priority
Personnel
Ø Adult Probation Growth
Ø Superior Court
§ Legal Research and clerical support to address complex
caseloads
§ Business Analysts to support Juvenile Department iCISng
development
§ Security Officers for Southwest Regional Court

FY18 Priority
Information Technology
ØComplete Disaster Recovery project at IO
ØContinue electronic courtroom upgrades (year 4 of 5
year plan)
ØContract Developers – continue iCIS case
management development in Juvenile Department
ØJury Software Upgrade

FY18 Priority
Infrastructure
Ø Mesa Probation Service Center
§ According to the County 2015 FMD Master Plan, current deficit
of 7,385 SF
§ Creating operational and service deficits
§ Staff safety and confidentiality challenges
§ Parking is leased and expiring in 2020
Ø East Court Building
§ 6th Floor Buildout
Ø Central Court Building
§ Upgrades Needed

Future Considerations
Ø Juvenile Department
§ Juvenile Parole cases
Ø Superior Court
§ Fair Justice For All Recommendations
Ø Adult Probation
§ Continued growth of Probation Tails

Questions