STATE COURTS SYSTEM

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET REQUEST

FISCAL YEAR 2013-14

SUPREME COURT

Fixed Capital Outlay: $4,864,229(non-recurring)
  • Building, Facilities Maintenance, and Operational Upkeep: $3,720,880
Roof replacement, exterior waterproofing, and ADA upgrades
  • Site Hardening: $1,143,349
Bollards, parking lot hardening
Courtroom Camera Replacement: $30,000 (non-recurring)
Four cameras and related hardware used to broadcast oral arguments
Florida Appellate Courts Technical Solution (EFACTS) Technical Support: $52,223
OPS Systems Analyst to providesupport for the EFACTS system in the clerk’s office
Law Related Reference Materials: $15,538
Increase in costs for print and electronic resources including Thomson West
Criminal Justice Incentive Pay: $20,534
Comply with Section 943.22(2)(d), Florida Statutes to provide salary incentive payments for completion of advanced and career development training (11 officers)
Security Staffing: 3.0 FTE, $200,348($11,979 non-recurring)
3.0 Court Security Officer II’s to meet acceptable security standards and effectively secure Supreme Court facility

SUPREME COURTTOTAL: 3.0FTE, $5,182,872

($4,906,208 non-recurring)

General Revenue

STATE COURTS SYSTEM

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET REQUEST

FISCAL YEAR 2013-14

DISTRICT COURTS OF APPEAL (DCA)

Fixed Capital Outlay: $1,117,567 (non-recurring)
  • 2nd DCA Air Handler Replacement - $327,462
Replace two air handlers installed at the Lakeland courthouse in 1986
  • 2nd DCA Driveway Expansion - $30,450
Increase driveway width and outside radius to relieve interference between the entering and exiting traffic on heavily trafficked highway
  • 2nd DCA Facility Study - $100,000
Evaluation of space requirements due to inadequacies of the Lakeland courthouse and the forthcoming lease negotiations with Stetson’s Tampa Law Center
  • 3rd DCA HVAC Renovation: $80,661
Replace 21 variable air volume boxes originally installed in 1990.
  • 3rd DCA Emergency Generator System: $203,947
Natural gas fueled, electrical generator system that supports egress lighting, security/fire alarm systems, telephone system, voice/data network, servers, etc.
  • 3rd DCA ADA Compliance Facility Study: $100,000
Architect to plan a design to update the main entrance and public area of the clerk’s office to comply with the ADA standards
  • 3rd DCA Acquisition and Installation of Hurricane Storm Shutters - $88,845
To prevent damage and wind driven rain breach of second floor widows
  • 4th DCA ADA and Security Facility Study - $50,000
Comprehensive architectural/engineering study to address deficiencies in ADA compliance/security
  • 5thDCA HVAC Renovation - $41,963
For FY 2013-14: Funding for power quality study and design to determine the best way to correct or mitigate the intermittent fluctuations to the power supply
Continued
Fixed Capital Outlay (continued)
  • 5th DCA Exterior Building Sealant - $19,239
Courthouse constructed of pre-cast coquina panels with expansion joints and aluminum framed windows which require waterproofing sealant to eliminate water intrusion as the panels are porous
  • 5th DCA Skylight Replacement - $75,000
Replace 30 original skylights installed when building was constructed in 1980
Facilities Maintenance and Management: $90,035($58,035 non-recurring)
  • 2nd DCA Operational Increase in Contracted Services - $32,000
To meet recurring obligations for security, equipment maintenance, building and grounds maintenance, and shipping.
  • 3rd DCA Acquisition of Office Workstations - $48,035 (non-recurring)
Clerk’s office work area was configured and furnished in 1976. Replace with modular furniture with partitions, ergonomic design, and integrated power and data lines.
  • 5th DCA Replacement of Security Gate - $10,000 (non-recurring)
Gate to a secured parking structure utilized by staff and judges is at the end of its service life and experiencing failures
Information Technology Support (2nd DCA): 1.0 FTE, $69,702 ($3,807 non-recurring)
1.0 network and computer support position. Currently 1.0 FTE services both the Tampa and Lakeland locations.

Continued

DISTRICT COURTS OF APPEAL - Continued

Central Staff Workload (2nd DCA): 2.0 FTE, $188,795 ($7,614 non-recurring)
Additional attorney positions. Statewide filings-per-attorney ratio is 160, the 2nd DCA’s ratio is 182. Clearance rate dropped from 98.5% in FY 2010-11 to 88% in FY 2011-12.
Alternative Funding Approaches for improvements to DCA Facilities: $640,000
  • Comprehensive Statewide Facility Study: $240,000
Four DCA facilities range in age from 32-52 years old. Study to provide long term maintenance plan by identifying building deficiencies, major building system/component replacements, and propose remediation and/or renovation.
  • Statewide Facility Maintenance - $400,000
Statewide pool designed to address ongoing maintenance/repairs, emergency expenditures, and/or critical failure of building system components

DISTRICT COURTS OF APPEAL TOTAL: 3.0 FTE, $2,106,099

($1,427,023 non-recurring)

General Revenue

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STATE COURTS SYSTEM

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET REQUEST

FISCAL YEAR 2013-14

TRIAL COURTS

Foreclosure Backlog Reduction Initiative: $4,000,000 (non-recurring)
Second year funding request of the four year proposal. Funding provides temporary case managers and senior judges to hear foreclosure cases.
Criminal Conflict Counsel Payments Over the Flat Fee: $4,404,984
2012-13 Proviso states that if Justice Administrative Commission’s funds are insufficient to pay court ordered payments for attorney fees in criminal conflict cases in excess of the flat fee, those amounts shall be paid from due process or other funds of the state courts. No funding was provided to state courts to absorb these costs.
Court Reporting Services: $4,500,841($1,570,596 non-recurring)
  • Expansion of court reporting digital technology: $521,860 (non-recurring) – Anticipated expansion of existing court facilities will result in the need for additional equipment.
  • Maintenance and Refresh of existing court reporting digital technology: $3,978,981 ($1,048,736 non-recurring)
Based on standard allowable costs, refresh timeframes, and a maintenance formula
Post Adjudicatory Drug Court Continuation: $5,543,957
Case management OPS positions ($543,957) and treatment services ($5,000,000) for eight pilot counties.
Court Reporting Cost Sharing: $2,677,648
Change in services required revised calculation of cost of providing court reporting services to State Attorneys, Public Defenders, Justice Administrative Commission (on behalf of court appointed attorneys) and to regional counsel offices. Current funding is based on FY 2004-05 estimates and has not been adjusted. Courts also provide services to regional counsels with no authority for resource reimbursement.

TRIAL COURTSTOTAL: $21,127,430

($5,570,596 non-recurring)

General Revenue

OFFICE OF THE STATE COURTS ADMINISTRATOR (OSCA)

State Courts SystemIT Infrastructure Upgrades: $90,508(non-recurring)
Replace the internet facing firewall protection appliance and the core fiber switch
Data Administration Workload: 2.0 FTE, $165,226($8,076 non-recurring)
1.0 Court Statistics Consultant and 1.0 Senior Court Analyst to provide critical support to the Trial Court Integrated Management Solutions (TIMS) project and other increased data reportingin the State Courts System.
Judicial Inquiry System (JIS) Rewrite: $375,000($250,000 non-recurring)
Partial funding was received in FY 2012-2013 to rewrite the JIS application, and design services, development and integration of services were started. This request will complete the project and support anticipated first year maintenance costs due October 2013. JIS is a web-based system used by judges, court staff, state attorneys, and other criminal justice officials to view multiple data sources with a single query.
Implementation Support for EFACTS : $606,103($517,405 non-recurring)
OPS funding for the six appellate courts to scan, index, and hyper-link paper documents received by appellate courts
Law Related Reference Materials : $114,491($40,000 non-recurring)
Integration of West Knowledge Management (Court KM) into the electronic Florida Appellate Courts Technology Solution (EFACTS) to maximize efficiency associated with legal research
Continuation of Post-Adjudicatory Drug Court: $297,429
Continued funding for two OPS Senior Court Analyst II’s to provide oversight and monitoring of the pilot drug courts, handle invoicing, budget issues, and manage the Florida Drug Court Case Management System

OFFICE OF THE STATE COURTS ADMINISTRATOR TOTAL: 2.0 FTE, $1,648,757

($905,989 non-recurring)

General Revenue

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STATE COURTS SYSTEM

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET REQUEST

FISCAL YEAR 2013-14

Judicial Branch Pay Plan

State Courts System: $5,507,361
The Supreme Court requests $5,507,361 to provide a 3.5 percent competitive salary adjustment for all State Courts System (SCS) employees effective July 1, 2013.

TOTAL: $5,507,361

General Revenue

Certification of New Judgeships

State Courts System: $16,490,928 ($364,647 non-recurring)
Supreme Court Opinion, SC12-2398, was released on December 20, 2012, outlining the need for 64 new judgeships:
  • Appellate Court – 1 appellate judgeship in the Second District Court of Appeal;
  • Circuit Court – 16 circuit judgeships (three in the 1st and 5th circuits; two in the 7th and 20th; and one circuit judgeship in the 4th, 6th, 9th, 14th, 15th, and 19th circuits); and
  • County Court – 47 county judgeships (eleven in Miami-Dade County; six in Broward County; five in Duval and Palm Beach County; four in Hillsborough county; three in Orange County; two in Volusia and Lee counties; and one county judgeship in Marion, Lake, Citrus, Flagler, Osceola, Manatee, Sarasota, Seminole and St. Lucie counties).

TOTAL: $16,490,928

($364,647 non-recurring)

General Revenue

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