FTG MEMO 2014.PDF

Maricopa County โ€” Formal (2014-08-27)

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Mancopa County
Office of Assistant County Manager and Department of Finance
Shelby L. Scharbach Date: July 22, 2014
CPA, CGF114
Assistant County To: Tom Manos, County Manager
Manager
Chief Financial Officer From: Shelb c arbach, Assistant County Manager/CFO
301 West Jeffcrson Street
Suite 960 Subject: FY 2013-2014 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 ยง41-
Fax: www.maricopa,gor/finance 602.506-4451 2421 (Fill the Gap Legislation) that total revenues received in Fiscal Year 2013-14 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 2013-14 as
compared to Fiscal Year 1997-98 (base year). These schedules show that amounts
collected in Fiscal Year 2013-14 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 $ 917,341.68
20.53% State Aid to Indigent Defense Fund 871,495.83
57.37% Local Courts Assistance Fund 2,435,349.02
0.49% State Treasurer (Dept of Law) 20,800.44
100.00% Total $ 4,244,986.97
This item will be on the August 27, 2014, 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 Norman J. Davis, Presiding Judge
Raymond Billotte, Superior Court Administrator
Becky Magana, Deputy Director
Pete Anderson, Deputy Court Administrator
Catherine Martin, Administration Bureau Chief
Frances Dairman-Poeppe, Public Defense Administrator
Anita Avila, Budget & Finance Manager

Maricopa County
Fill the Gap 5% Set Aside by Month
FY 2013-2014
Collections by Month Collections by Court
Superior Justice
Year Month Total Court Court
2013 Jul $ 340,442.41 $ 199,953.91 $ 140,488.50
2013 Aug 356,448.69 200,109.15 156,339.54
2013 Sep 353,612.68 174,953.40 178,659.28
2013 Oct 317,416.49 191,469.14 125,947.35
2013 Nov 340,571.66 192,335.40 148,236.26
2013 Dec 323,233.65 172,756.72 150,476.93
2014 Jan 306,395.54 177,684.36 128,711.18
2014 Feb 329,515.93 201,170.00 128,345.93
2014 Mar 373,352.58 249,662.23 123,690.35
2014 Apr 424,396.98 250,067.56 174,329.42
2014 May 410,214.13 222,256.44 187,957.69
2014 Jun 369,386.23 191,470.78 177,915.45
Total $ 4,244,986.97 $ 2,423,889.09 1,821,097.88
Distribution of Fill the Gap Collections
Percentage Fund Amount
21.61% State Aid to County Attorney Fund $ 917,341.68
20.53% State Aid to Indigent Defense Fund 871,495.83
57.37% Local Courts Assistance Fund 2,435,349.02
0.49% State Treasurer (Dept of Law) 20,800.44
100.00% Total $ 4,244,986.97
Total remittances of Fines, Fees, etc. to County Treasurer
FY2014 FY1998 % increase
Full Year
Superior Court $ 46,783,399.13 $19,660,612.00 137.95%
Justice Courts 43,878,956.85 17,442,685.00 151.56%
Total Full Year $ 90,662,355.98 $37,103,297.00 144.35%