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Trial Court Allocations: Trial Court Trust Fund Funds Held on Behalf of the Trial Courts (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
The Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee’s Fiscal Planning Subcommittee recommends the Judicial Council approve 13 requests from 11 trial courts for Trial Court Trust Fund funds to be held on behalf of the trial courts. Under the Judicial Council-adopted process, courts may request funding reduced as a result of a court exceeding the 1% fund balance cap to be retained in the Trial Court Trust Fund for the benefit of that court. Circumstances include projects that extend beyond the original, planned three-year term process. The total estimated amount requested by the trial courts that would be reduced from their 2016-2017 allocations for exceeding the cap is $6.9 million. The council will be informed of any final adjustments to the estimated amounts after 2015-2016 year-end.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Based on actions taken at its June 1, 2016 meeting the Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee’s Fiscal Planning Subcommittee recommends that the Judicial Council, effective June 24, 2016:
1. Allocate and designate $90,807 in Trial Court Trust Fund fund balance to Glenn Superior Court from funding to be reduced from the court’s allocation in 2016-2017 as a result of the court exceeding the 1% fund balance cap due to a contract exceeding its three-year term. The funds would be distributed to the court in 2016-2017 (see Attachment C1).
2. Allocate and designate $895,286 in Trial Court Trust Fund fund balance to Kern Superior Court from funding to be reduced from the court’s allocation in 2016-2017 as a result of the court exceeding the 1% fund balance cap due to a contract exceeding its three-year term. The funds would be distributed to the court in 2016-2017 (see Attachment C2).
3. Allocate and designate $306,172 in Trial Court Trust Fund fund balance to Merced Superior Court from funding to be reduced from the court’s allocation in 2016-2017 as a result of the court exceeding the 1% fund balance cap due to a contract exceeding its three-year term. The funds would be distributed to the court in 2016-2017 (see Attachment C3).
4. Allocate and designate $51,914 in Trial Court Trust Fund fund balance to Monterey Superior Court from funding to be reduced from the court’s allocation in 2016-2017 as a result of the court exceeding the 1% fund balance cap due to a contract exceeding its three-year term. The funds would be distributed to the court in 2016-2017 (see Attachment C4).
5. Allocate and designate $228,196 in Trial Court Trust Fund fund balance to Napa Superior Court from funding to be reduced from the court’s allocation in 2016-2017 as a result of the court exceeding the 1% fund balance cap due to a contract exceeding its three-year term. The funds would be distributed to the court in 2016-2017 (see Attachment C5).
6. Allocate and designate $775,384 in Trial Court Trust Fund fund balance to Orange Superior Court from funding to be reduced from the court’s allocation in 2016-2017 as a result of the court exceeding the 1% fund balance cap due to a contract exceeding its three-year term. The funds would be distributed to the court in 2016-2017 (see Attachment C6).
7. Allocate and designate $830,217 in Trial Court Trust Fund fund balance to Sonoma Superior Court from funding to be reduced from the court’s allocation in 2016-2017 as a result of the court exceeding the 1% fund balance cap due to a contract exceeding its three-year term. The funds would be distributed to the court in 2016-2017 (see Attachment C7).
8. Allocate and designate $1,413,142 in Trial Court Trust Fund fund balance to Sacramento Superior Court from funding to be reduced from the court’s allocation in 2016-2017 as a result of the court exceeding the 1% fund balance cap due to a contract exceeding its three year term. The funds would be distributed to the court in 2016-2017 (see Attachment C8).
9. Allocate and designate $476,962 in Trial Court Trust Fund fund balance to Sutter Superior Court from funding to be reduced from the court’s allocation in 2016-2017 as a result of the court exceeding the 1% fund balance cap due to a contract exceeding its three-year term. The funds would be distributed to the court in 2016-2017 (see Attachment C9).
10. Allocate and designate $264,870 in Trial Court Trust Fund fund balance to Placer Superior Court from funding to be reduced from the court’s allocation in 2016-2017 as a result of the court exceeding the 1% fund balance cap due to a contract exceeding its three-year term. The funds would be distributed to the court in 2017-2018 (see Attachment C10).
11. Allocate and designate $1,270,811 in Trial Court Trust Fund fund balance to Kern Superior Court from funding to be reduced from the court’s allocation in 2016-2017 as a result of the court exceeding the 1% fund balance cap due to a contract exceeding its three-year term. The funds would be distributed to the court in 2016-2017 (see Attachment C11).
12. Allocate and designate $89,669 in Trial Court Trust Fund fund balance to Lake Superior Court from funding to be reduced from the court’s allocation in 2016-2017 as a result of the court exceeding the 1% fund balance cap due to a contract exceeding its three-year term. The funds would be distributed to the court in 2016-2017 (see Attachment C12).
13. Allocate and designate $200,000 in Trial Court Trust Fund fund balance to Orange Superior Court from funding to be reduced from the court’s allocation in 2016-2017 as a result of the court exceeding the 1% fund balance cap due to a contract exceeding its three-year term. The funds would be distributed to the court in 2016-2017 (see Attachment C13).
14. Direct those courts with approved requests relying on estimates prior to fiscal year-end to submit amended requests with final amounts and direct Judicial Council staff to inform the council of any final adjustments to the estimated amounts after 2015-2016 year-end.
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Speakers
Speakers
Hon. Jonathan B. Conklin, Chair, Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee,
Fiscal Planning Committee
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