Title
Title
Trial Court Budget: Fiscal Year 2017-18 Final One-Time Reduction for Fund Balances Above the 1 Percent Cap (Action Required)
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Summary
Summary
Under Government Code section 77203(b), a trial court may carry over unexpended funds in an amount not to exceed 1 percent of the court’s operating budget from the prior fiscal year. Judicial Council staff recommend approving a final reduction allocation of $1,737,127 related to the fund balance in fiscal year 2017-18 and prior-year excluded funds, as required by Government Code section 68502.5(c)(2)(A).
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Judicial Council staff recommend that the Judicial Council adjust the preliminary 1 percent fund balance cap reduction allocation of $2,005,414 approved by the council on September 21, 2018, by a net $268,287, for a final reduction allocation of $1,737,127, to match the trial courts’ final calculations of the amount above the 1 percent fund balance cap.