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Maricopa County Office of Assistant County Manager and Department of Finance Shelby L. Scharbach Date: August 4, 2016 CPA, CGFM Assistant County To: Joy Rich, Co ty anager Manager Chief Financial Officer From: Shelby L. ch rb ch, Assistant County Manager/CFO 301 West Jefferson Street Suite 960 Subject: FY 2015-2016 Fill the Gap Certification Phoenix, AZ 85003-2143 Phone: 602.506-3561 The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors is required to certify by authority of ARS §41- Fax: www.maricopa.goviftnance 602.506-4451 2421 (Fill the Gap Legislation) that total revenues received in Fiscal Year 2015-16 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 2015-16 as compared to Fiscal Year 1997-98 (base year). These schedules show that amounts collected in Fiscal Year 2015-16 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 $ 921,951.61 20.53% State Aid to Indigent Defense Fund 875,875.36 57.37% Local Courts Assistance Fund 2,447,587.41 0.49% State Treasurer (Dept of Law) 20,904.96 100.00% Total $ 4,266,319.34 This item will be on the August 17, 2016, Board of Supervisor's Agenda for approval. If you have any questions please call me. cc: Sandi Wilson, Deputy County Manager Charles Hoskins, Treasurer Honorable Janet Barton, Presiding Judge Raymond Billotte, Judicial Branch Administrator Phillip Hanley, Financial Operations Director Pete Anderson, Deputy Court Administrator Catherine Martin, Administration Bureau Chief Frances Dairman-Poeppe, Public Defense Administrator Lois Rees, Clerk of the Court Administrator Anita Avila, Budget & Finance Manager Maricopa County Fill the Gap 5% Set Aside by Month FY 2015-2016 Collections by Month Collections by Court Superior Justice Year Month Total Court Court 2014 Jul $383,126.94 $188,935.25 $194,191.69 2014 Aug $347,864.85 184,925.81 162,939.04 2014 Sep $334,240.13 183,210.34 151,029.79 2014 Oct $342,159.67 190,723.43 151,436.24 2014 Nov $342,018.25 157,983.75 184,034.50 2014 Dec $285,894.22 168,901.52 116,992.70 2015 Jan $313,469.14 181,758.37 131,710.77 2015 Feb $319,356.31 207,520.00 111,836.31 2015 Mar $377,202.19 225,873.00 151,329.19 2015 Apr $449,994.12 259,944.64 190,049.48 2015 May $409,575.80 233,436.53 176,139.27 2015 Jun $361,417.72 228,032.94 133,384.78 Total $4,266,319.34 $2,411,245.58 $1,855,073.76 Distribution of Fill the Gap Collections Percentage Fund Amount 21.61% State Aid to County Attorney Fund $921,951.61 20.53% State Aid to Indigent Defense Fund 875,875.36 57.37% Local Courts Assistance Fund 2,447,587.41 0.49% State Treasurer (Dept of Law) 20,904.96 100.00% Total $4,266,319.34 Total remittances of Fines, Fees, etc. to County Treasurer FY2016 FYI 998 % increase Full Year Superior Court $ 48,192,408.05 $19,660,612.00 145.12% Justice Courts $43,260,571.23 17,442,685.00 148.02% Total Full Year $91,452,979.28 $37,103,297.00 146.48%