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Trial Court Budget | Allocations from the Trial Court Trust Fund for Fiscal Year 2024-25 (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The fiscal year 2024-25 allocation from the Trial Court Trust Fund does not include the additional $1.3 million included in the Budget Act of 2024 to fund the full trial court audit program in the Judicial Council’s Audit Services office. Additionally, the allocation for the Budget Services office does not account for the full cost of workload to support the collections program. The Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee recommends a $1.5 million increase to the fiscal year 2024-25 approved allocation from the Trial Court Trust Fund for the Judicial Council’s Audit Services and Budget Services offices. The increased allocation will provide adequate funding to the offices for these required activities.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
The Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council, effective February 21, 2025:
1. Approve an increase of $1.3 million to the fiscal year 2024-25 allocation from the Trial Court Trust Fund for the Audit Services office to reflect funding included in the Budget Act of 2024 for required audits conducted by the State Controller’s Office; and
2. Approve an increase of $150,000 to the fiscal year 2024-25 allocation from the Trial Court Trust Fund for the Budget Services office based on a reevaluation of budget workload for the collections program funded by the Trial Court Trust Fund.
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