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Trial Courts | Trial Court Trust Fund Funds Held on Behalf of the Trial Courts (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The Fiscal Planning Subcommittee of the Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee recommends approval of seven amended Trial Court Trust Fund funds to be held on behalf of the trial courts requests totaling $4.6 million from six trial courts. Under the Judicial Council-adopted process, a court may request reduced funding as a result of the court exceeding the 3 percent fund balance cap, to be retained in the Trial Court Trust Fund for the benefit of that court.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Based on actions taken at its meeting on April 21, 2022, the Fiscal Planning Subcommittee of the Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council, effective July 15, 2022, approve:
1. Amended requests totaling $4.6 million (Attachment A), as follows:
a. a. $642,000 request from Colusa Superior Court to amend the fiscal year from 2021-22 to 2023-24 to complete implementation of a new case management (CMS) system;
b. $381,000 request from Kings Superior Court to amend the fiscal year from 2022-23 to 2023-24 for completion of courthouse parking spaces;
c. $105,000 request from Mono Superior Court to amend the fiscal year from 2023-24 to 2024-25 to employ interfaces with its CMS;
d. $1.2 million request from Sacramento Superior Court to amend the fiscal year from 2022-23 to 2023-24 to replace two of its oldest CMS projects in the criminal and family law divisions;
e. $1.7 million request from San Mateo Superior Court to amend the fiscal year from 2021-22 to 2024-25 to complete several facility modifications;
f. $5,000 request from San Mateo Superior Court to increase its 2020-21 fund balance in excess of the 3 percent cap and to amend the court flooring replacement project by this amount, and also amend the fiscal year from 2023-24 to 2024-25 for project completion, with the total amount to be held for this project at $361,000; and
g. $151 request from Sutter Superior Court to decrease its approved 2020-21 fund balance request from $559,999 to $559,848--because the court exceeded its 3 percent cap amount.
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