Superior Court of California, County of Mono

PUBLIC NOTICE: PROPOSED FY 2013/2014 BASELINE BUDGET

Posted 8/26/2013

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF MONO

PUBLIC NOTICE

Posted -- August 26, 2013

SUPERIOR COURT FOR MONO COUNTY SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT ONPROPOSED BASELINE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013/2014

Pursuant to Government Code Section 68511.7, the Superior Court of California for MonoCounty (Court) is providing a summary of the proposed baseline budget for the Fiscal Year 2013-14 for public review and comments. The Court’s Fiscal Year runs from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. The Court will accept written comments on the proposed 2013-14 baseline budget until the close of business on Friday, August 30, 2013. All comments received by the Court prior to the August 30, 2013 deadline will be reviewed and considered. Superior Court for Mono County may not respond to all comments. The Court may respond based on the Court’s determination that is necessary or appropriate to respond.

Comments may be submitted electronically to or can be mailed to: Superior Court of California, County of Mono Attn: Elisha Allen, Fiscal Director PO Box 1037 Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546

SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA FOR MONO COUNTY PROPOSED 2013‐14 FISCAL YEAR BASELINE BUDGET SUMMARY

Revenues

Total Revenue and Reimbursements (State and Local)$2,102,614

Expenditures

Salaries, Wages, and Benefits $1,423,718

Operating Expenses $ 618,962

Special Items of Expense $ 59,934

Total Expenditures $2,102,614

Balance for 2013‐14 $0

The Superior Court’s (Court) proposed baseline budget reflects revenues that are mostly state funding allocations to our local Court provided by the 2013 State Budget Act for fiscal year (FY) 2013-2014. State Budget Acts are passed by the California State Legislature and signed by the Governor. The Court expects to receive $1,858,876 in revenue, 60% of the revenue is allocations provided by the 2013 State Budget Act. Normally, the percentage of funding that the Court receives from the State is higher than 80%. However, the Court’s state funding this fiscal year was intentionally reduced by the State Budget Act to compelthe Court to use its local fund reserve to cover the reduction. The Court’s state funding allocations were reduced to have our local Court share in the $261 million reduction in statewide Superior Court funding(decreased our local Court’s funding by $213,931). The Superior Court for Mono County also shared in the $60 million in restored funding given to all Superior Courts (increased our local Court’s funding by $45,169) to help offset the earlier $261 million reduction.

Our local Court also covered the reduction in state funding through cost savings achieved in prior years and anticipated in the current year by not filling two vacant Court positions, and by continuing the limited hours of service for the public at the Bridgeport Courthouse Court Clerk's office. The Bridgeport Court Clerk's office will continue to only be open on Tuesdays. The aforementioned cost-saving measures may not be necessary during the course of the upcoming fiscal year if the Court generates sufficient new revenues. The Court will be generating new revenue by implementing anEnhanced Collection Program to collect delinquent fines and fees.

Cost savings and new revenues will be particularly necessary to eliminate the structural deficit entering FY 2014/2015 due to the intentional depletion of the Court’s fund reserve of $478,499(portion of revenues). This intentional depletion of Court’s fund reserve was required by the 2013 State Budget Act and is expected to continue with the anticipated 2014 State Budget Act, which will become effective for FY 2014/2015. For the first time in over ten years, the Superior Court of Mono County is projected not to have a fund reserve at the end of a fiscal year. However, unlike many Superior Courts in California who are facing major deficits at the end of this fiscal year; our local Court is projected to have a balanced budget.

The following page provides greater detail on the proposed FY 2013/2014 baseline budget.

SUPERIOR COURT OF MONO COUNTY PROPOSED 2013-14 BASELINE BUDGET
Proposed FY 2013/2014 Baseline Budget
REVENUE (60% of the revenue is allocations provided by the 2013 State Budget Act) / $ 1,858,876
REIMBURSEMENTS / $ 243,738
REVENUE AND REIMBURSEMENTS TOTAL / $ 2,102,614
EXPENSES
SALARIES, WAGES, AND STAFF BENEFITS / $ 1,423,718
GENERAL EXPENSE / $ 84,258
PRINTING / $ 1,725
TELECOMMUNICATIONS / $ 15,635
POSTAGE / $ 10,700
INSURANCE / $ 5,250
TRAVEL IN STATE / $ 5,014
TRAVEL OUT OF STATE / $ 0
TRAINING / $ 700
SECURITY / $ 1,600
FACILITY OPERATION / $ 23,730
UTILITIES / $ 0
CONTRACTED SERVICES / $ 325,382
CONSULTING & PROFESSIONAL / $ 1,070
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY / $ 132,498
OTHER ITEMS OF EXPENSE / $ 3,400
MAJOR EQUIPMENT (OVER $5K) / $ 8,000
JURY COSTS / $ 2,908
OTHER COSTS / $ 57,026
EXPENSES TOTAL / $ 2,102,614
GROSS BALANCE (REVENUE LESS EXPENSES) / $ 0