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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 Fiscal Planning Subcommittee of the Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council approve four new requests and five amended requests for Trial Court Trust Fund (TCTF) funds to be held on behalf of the trial courts. Under the Judicial Council-adopted process, a court may request that funding reduced as a result of a court exceeding its 1 percent fund balance cap be retained in the TCTF for the benefit of that court. The total estimated amount requested by the trial courts that would be reduced from their 2017-2018 allocations for exceeding the cap is $771,409. The council will be informed of any final adjustments to the estimated amounts after 2016-2017 year-end.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Based on actions taken at its August 10, 2017, meeting, the Fiscal Planning Subcommittee of the Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee recommends that the Judicial Council, effective September 15, 2017:
1. Allocate and designate $723,059 in Trial Court Trust Fund fund balance to be held on behalf of the following courts:
a. $120,000 to be held for the Superior Court of Butte County;
b. $77,325 to be held for the Superior Court of Kern County;
c. $107,734 to be held for the Superior Court of Merced County; and
d. $418,000 to be held for the Superior Court of Napa County.
2. These funds will be reduced from the courts’ allocations as a result of those courts exceeding the 1 percent fund balance cap. The funds would be distributed back to the courts in 2017-2018, as delineated in Attachment A.
3. Approve the amended request of the Superior Court of Sacramento, which adds an additional $48,350 in Trial Court Trust Fund fund balance to be held on behalf to its original request. The funds would be distributed back to the court over two fiscal years, as delineated in Attachment F.
4. Approve the amended requests of the Superior Court of Kern County, the Superior Court of Napa County, and the Superior Court of Sacramento County. These funds have been reduced and reallocated from the courts’ allocations in 2016-2017 as a result of those courts exceeding the 1 percent fund balance cap. The funds would be adjusted and distributed back to the courts in 2017-2018, as delineated in Attachment F.
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Speakers
Speakers
Hon. Jonathan B. Conklin, Chair, Trial Court Budget Advisory Committee
Mr. Zlatko Theodorovic, Budget Services