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Fiscal Year 2017-2018 Allocations from the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council approve $73.457 million in allocations from the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund for fiscal year 2017-2018.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee (TCBAC) is unanimously recommending that the Judicial Council adopt the following recommendation:
1. Adopt the following in fiscal year 2017-2018 from the State Trial Court Improvement and Modernization Fund (IMF): allocate $73.457 million; $6.194 million from State Operations and $67.263 million from Local Assistance. (see Attachment B, columns G, E and F).
a. TCBAC recommendation to the council related to 2017-2018 IMF allocations are contingent upon the Budget Act of 2017, including $4.1 million General Fund monies for the Sustain Justice Edition Case Management System BCP.
b. 2017-2018 Allocations for All Programs except Legal Services Office and Information Technology (IT)
i. Approve allocation levels as provided in Attachment B (column G), totaling $11,416,969.
ii. Approve adjustments within the Center for Judiciary Education and Research (CJER) allocations for a net zero increase in CJER’s total allocation: Increase CJER Faculty by $17,000; increase Essential Court Personnel by $42,000; increase Judicial Education by $39,000 and decrease Distance Education by $98,000.
iii. Approve decrease of $45,532 in the IT element of the Phoenix Program to recognize cost savings.
c. 2017-2018 Allocations of $7,070,000 for Legal Services Office
i. Approve increase of $183,400 in Judicial Performance Defense Insurance allocation to address anticipated increase in premium costs.
ii. Approve increase of $252,080 in the Litigation Management Program to address costly on-going cases as well as increased litigation fees and costs.
iii. Approve decrease of $350,000 to the Regional Office Assistance Program to reflect savings from position vacancies.
iv. Total allocation reflects a net increase of $85,480 over 2016-2017 allocation level.
d. 2017-2018 Allocations for Information Technology (including the Telecommunications Office)
i. Approve total allocation of $54,970,011 for Information Technology.
ii. This allocation includes one-time funding of $9,200,000 for the Case Management System V3 replacement BCP and $572,622 for the Madera Superior Court transition. It also includes the reversal of $13,535,611 in 2016-2017 one-time allocations of $12.3 million for the V3 replacement BCP, $736,500 for the Placer Court Hosting Project and $399,111 for the Humboldt transition funding.
iii. The amount of $4.1 million for the Sustain Justice CMS BCP that is in the proposed 2017-2018 Budget Act is included in the allocation.
iv. This allocation includes the net decrease of $4,265,611 in on-going funding, including a projected savings of $864,029 in the Telecommunications Program. IT indicates that these savings will be needed in future years for the Telecommunications Program.
v. This allocation includes revised funding levels for the California Court Protective Order Registry (CCPOR). The proposed allocation in 2017- 2018 reflects anticipated savings of $23,886 from the 2016-2017 funding level and includes the proposed expansion of CCPOR into the superior courts of Orange county and Sacramento county.
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Speakers
Speakers
Hon. Jonathan B. Conklin, Chair, Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee
Mr. Zlatko Theodorovic, Budget Services
Ms. Donna Newman, Budget Services