FILL THE GAP.PDF

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Maricopa County
Department of Finance
Shelby L. Scharbach Date: August 07, 2013
CPA, CGFM
Assistant County To: Tom Manos, County Manager
Manager Faach,
Chief Financial Officer From: Shelby Assistant County Manager/CFO
301 West Jefferson Street
Suite 960 Subject: FY 2012-2013 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-
www.maricopa.gov/fmance Fax: 602.506-4451 2421 (Fill the Gap Legislation) that total revenues received in Fiscal Year 2012-13 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 2012-13 as
compared to Fiscal Year 1997-98 (base year). These schedules show that amounts
collected in Fiscal Year 2012-13 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 $ 932,150.93
20.53% State Aid to Indigent Defense Fund 885,564.96
57.37% Local Courts Assistance Fund 2,474,664.46
.49% State Treasurer (Dept of Law) 21,136.23
100.00% Total $ 4,313,516 58
This item will be on the September 11, 2013, Board of Supervisor's Agenda for approval. If
you have any questions please call me.
cc: Sandi Wilson, Deputy County Administrator
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
Carmine Davis, Budget & Finance Manager

Maricopa County
Fill the Gap 5% Set Aside by Month
FY 2012-2013
Collections by Month Collections by Court
Superior Justice
Year Month Total Court Court
2012 Jul $369,262.51 $185,097.08 $184,165.43
2012 Aug 337,991.38 204,441.53 133,549.85
2012 Sep 367,243.66 186,463.85 180,779.81
2012 Oct 327,984.42 200,255.54 127,728.88
2012 Nov 361,167.50 181,230.22 179,937.28
2012 Dec 319,598.98 178,834.79 140,764.19
2013 Jan 302,967.78 183,812.95 119,154.83
2013 Feb 333,796.34 194,756.50 139,039.84
2013 Mar 361,583.79 232,318.94 129,264.85
2013 Apr 403,622.42 266,415.80 137,206.62
2013 May 430,717.86 239,125.41 191,592.45
2013 Jun 397,579.94 199,942.52 197,637.42
Total $4,313,516.58 $2,452,695.13 $1,860,821.45
Distribution of Fill the Gap Collections
Percentage Fund Amount
21.61% State Aid to County Attorney Fund $932,150.93
20.53% State Aid to Indigent Defense Fund 885,564.96
57.37% Local Courts Assistance Fund 2,474,664.46
0.49% State Treasurer (Dept of Law) 21,136.23
100.00% Total $4,313,516.58
Total remittances of Fines, Fees, etc. to County Treasurer
FY2013 FY1998 % increase
Full Year
Superior Court $47,042,100.62 $19,660,612.00 139.27%
Justice Courts 45,182,954.74 17,442,685.00 159.04%
Total Full Year $92,225,055.36 $37,103,297.00 148.56%