Agenda 06/23/2009 Item #16J 5
Agenda Item No. 16J5
June 23, 2009
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Recommendation to authorize budget amendments totaling $144,000 that will provide
funding for various agencies within the Courts System to cover Article V revenue shortfall
for the balance of FY 2009.
OBJECTIVE: Obtain Board authorization for budget amendments that provide cash from the General Fund
(001) reserves to assist in covering the shortfall of Article V revenues the Courts are experiencing during the
current fiscal year.
CONSIDERATIONS: Section 939.185, Florida Statutes, allows each county to adopt a county ordinance
assessing additional court costs not to exceed $65 under Article V of the Florida Constitution. Collier County
adopted Ordinance No. 04-42 on June 22, 2004. This ordinance established the programs and their respective
percentages they are to receive from these revenues. The revenues have declined over the past three years with
the budgets being limited as well. Current year projected revenues are anticipated to be $144,000 short of
projected expenses, with those variances split among the following agencies:
Aeencv Fund # Proiected Shortaee
Teen Court 171 $ 15,400
Juvenile Assessment Center 175 $ 23,000
Law Library 640 $ 17,300
Legal Aid Society 652 $ 18,700
Court Innovations (Public Guardianship) 192 $ 69,600
Total $144,000
Court Administration has submitted an Executive Summary request in the amount of $14,000 to cover part of
the variance in Teen Court from their operating Fund 681. Additionally, Court Administration participated in
the mid-year adjustments to the General Fund in the amount of $118,000. At the time this was done, the
extreme decline in revenue receipts was not known to the full extent.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds are available in the General Fund (001) Reserves. Each of the above Funds will
reduce their revenues and establish a transfer from the General Fund. The overall fund balance of each of these
funds will not change.
GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMP ACT: There IS no growth management impact associated with this
request.
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: This item has been reviewed by the County Attorney's Office, and it is
legally sufficient for Board action. - CMG
RECOMMENDATION: That the Board of County Commissioners authorize budget amendments to provide
funding from the General Fund (001) reserves to cover revenue shortfalls as identified by the chart in this
Executive Summary.
_ PREPARED BY: Mark Middlebrook, Senior Deputy Court Administrator
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Agenda Item No. 16J5
June 23, 2009
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COLLIER COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Item Number:
16J5
Item Summary:
Recommendation to authorize budget amendments totaling $144,000 that will provide
funding for various agencies within the Courts System to cover Article V revenue shortfall for
the balance of FY2009.
6/23/20099:00:00 AM
Meeting Date:
Approved By
Sherry Pryor
County Manager's Office
Management & Budget Analyst
Office of Management & Budget
Date
6/17/20098:40 AM
Approved By
Leo E. Ochs, Jr.
Board of County
Commissioners
Deputy County Manager
Date
County Manager's Office
6/17/20098:44 AM
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