Consent 7.
Regular Board of Supervisors Meeting
Court Administration
- Meeting Date:
- 01/10/2017
- Title:
- Certification of Fill The Gap (FTG) FY 15.16 funds
- Submitted By:
- Shawneen Serrano, Court Administration
- Department:
- Court Administration
Presentation:
No A/V Presentation
Recommendation:
Approve
Document Signatures:
BOS Signature Required
# of ORIGINALS
Submitted for Signature:
Submitted for Signature:
2
NAME
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Eric Silverberg
TITLE
of PRESENTER:
of PRESENTER:
Court Administrator
Mandated Function?:
Federal or State Mandate
Source of Mandate
or Basis for Support?:
or Basis for Support?:
ARS 41-2421
Docket Number (If applicable):
Information
Agenda Item Text:
Certify that the total court revenues collected in Fiscal Year 2015/2016 exceeded total court revenues collected in Fiscal Year 1997/1998 and authorize distribution of the 5% set-aside revenues, pursuant to ARS 41-2421.
Background:
In 1999, the Arizona Legislature enacted A.R.S. 41-2421, a law enhancing collections in the courts, setting forth the allocation of those revenues to criminal justice entities (commonly referred to as the Fill the Gap initiative FTG). Pursuant to A.R.S. 41-2421, a base year of revenue thresholds was established as Fiscal Year 1997-98. Thereafter, 5% of revenues collected by the courts were to be "set-aside" until the determination that a subsequent year's revenues exceeded that of the base year. If so, those set aside dollars are to be disbursed to the below-outlined criminal justice agencies. Board of Supervisor certification of each year's revenues exceeding the base year is required so that these funds may be disbursed per the funding formula. Total court revenues for FY 2015/2016 were $7,136,065. Since the requirement that the FY 2015/2016 number be higher than the FY1997-1998 base revenue threshold of $2,100,102 has been met, the 5% "set-aside" funds may be disbursed.
Department's Next Steps (if approved):
The 5% set-aside number is $356,803. Per the funding formula the funds will be distributed as follow:
- 57.37% to Superior Court $204,697.88
- 21.61% to County Attorney $ 77,105.13
- 20.53% to Indigent Defense $ 73,251.66
- 00.49% to the State $ 1,748.33
Impact of NOT Approving/Alternatives:
Without the Board's official certification, these funds cannot be properly allocated.
To BOS Staff: Document Disposition/Follow-Up:
Notify Superior Court Administrator, Eric Silverberg when funds are certified.
Fiscal Impact
Attachments
No file(s) attached.