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Trial Court Budget | 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 (TCBAC) recommends approving two amended requests from two trial courts totaling $731,038 for Trial Court Trust Fund (TCTF) funds to be held on behalf of the trial courts. Under the Judicial Council-adopted process, courts may request reduced funding as a result of a court’s exceeding the 1 percent fund balance cap, to be retained in the TCTF for the benefit of that court.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Based on actions taken at its meeting on September 26, 2019, TCBAC’s Fiscal Planning Subcommittee recommends that the Judicial Council, effective November 15, 2019, approve the following amended requests totaling $731,038 (Attachment A):
• $245,112 for the Superior Court of Sutter County, increasing its original request of $175,000 by $70,112. These funds will be used to replace the court’s aging IT infrastructure and to implement other technological enhancements (Attachment B); and
• $485,926 for the Superior Court of Tehama County, increasing its original request of $326,538 by $159,388. These funds will be used to replace the court’s aging case management system and to help modernize its records storage practices (Attachment C).