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New Hampshire Judicial Branch Presentation to House Finance February 21, 2013 Judicial Branch Presentation to House Finance Thursday, February 21, 2013 Table of Contents FY 2013 Adjusted Authorized Judicial Branch Budget All

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New Hampshire Judicial Branch

Presentation to House Finance

February 21, 2013

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Judicial Branch Presentation to House Finance Thursday, February 21, 2013 Table of Contents

FY 2013 Adjusted Authorized Judicial Branch Budget

  • All Judicial Branch Funds, in relation to FY 2013 State Budget

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  • Judicial Branch General Funds, in relation to FY 2013 State

General Funds Budget 1

  • Allocation of FY 2013 Judicial Branch Adjusted Authorized

Appropriation 2 Judicial Branch Revenue

  • FY 2013 Unrestricted Revenue Projection
  • Unrestricted Court Fines and Fees: Definitions

Original Judicial Branch Budget Request Summary

  • Judicial Branch Budget Request
  • Judicial Branch Budget Request and Governor's

Recommended Reduction Original Judicial Branch Budget Cost Drivers Judicial Branch Budget Savings Identified Other Adjustments Headcount Summary Unfunded Items Proposed Legislation

Appendix: Judicial Branch Budget Request Detail (1-24 pages)

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FY 2013 Adjusted Authorized Judicial Branch Budget in Relation to FY 2013 State Budget

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All Funds General Funds

House Finance Committee Meeting February 21, 2013

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J U D IC IA L B R A N C H F Y 2 0 1 3 U N R E S T R IC T E D R E V E N U E P R O J E C T IO N R e v e n u e F Y 2 0 1 3 R e c o g n iz e d Y e a r-to -D a te F Y 2 0 1 4 F Y 2 0 1 S A c tu a l O ffic ia l a s o f P e rc e n ta g e A g e n c y A g e n c y F u n d /D e s c rip tio n F Y 2 0 1 2 E s tim a te 1 2 /3 1 /1 2 C o lle c te d E s tim a te E s tim a te H ig h w a y F u n d M o to r V e h ic le F in e s 7 ,8 3 1 ,5 7 3 8 ,1 0 0 ,0 0 0 3 ,5 9 8 ,8 2 4 4 4 .4 % 7 ,6 0 0 ,0 0 0 7 ,6 0 0 ,0 0 0 G e n e ra l F u n d D e fa u lt F e e s C o lle c te d b y S a fe ty 8 8 2 ,9 S 0 9 7 S ,O O O 4 0 1 ,3 4 S 4 1 .2 % 9 0 0 ,0 0 0 9 0 0 ,0 0 0 B a r E x a m F e e s (a ) 8 4 ,9 3 S 9 4 ,0 0 0 8 ,5 2 0 9 .1 % G u a rd .A d L ite m -P ro b a te R e c o v e ry 1 0 ,5 8 6 1 5 ,0 0 0 7 ,8 7 7 5 2 .5 % 1 5 ,0 0 0 1 5 ,0 0 0 In te re s t 9 7 4 8 0 .0 % F in e s 3 ,2 9 3 ,3 7 1 3 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 1 ,5 3 9 ,6 3 0 4 8 .1 % 3 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 3 ,2 0 0 ,0 0 0 B a il F o rfe itu re 2 7 7 ,7 2 3 1 2 3 ,0 0 0 6 3 ,8 0 1 5 1 .9 % 2 7 5 ,0 0 0 2 7 5 ,0 0 0 E n try F e e s 4 ,4 7 9 ,4 9 6 4 ,9 0 0 ,0 0 0 2 ,0 3 5 ,0 4 3 4 1 .5 % 4 ,5 0 0 ,0 0 0 4 ,5 0 0 ,0 0 0 D e fa u lt F e e s C o lle c te d b y C o u rts 3 0 9 ,2 0 2 2 6 2 ,0 0 0 1 2 8 ,2 7 7 4 9 .0 % 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 3 0 0 ,0 0 0 O th e r F e e s 4 ,4 9 6 ,3 1 4 4 ,1 3 1 ,0 0 0 2 ,2 3 7 ,3 6 4 5 4 .2 % 4 ,5 0 0 ,0 0 0 4 ,5 0 0 ,0 0 0 M is c . S a le s /R e v e n u e 1 7 ,7 8 6 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 1 7 3 ,7 9 8 1 7 3 .8 % 2 0 ,0 0 0 2 0 ,0 0 0 T o ta l 1 3 ,8 5 2 ,4 6 0 1 3 ,8 0 0 ,0 0 0 6 ,5 9 5 ,7 0 2 4 7 .8 % 1 3 ,7 1 0 ,0 0 0 1 3 ,7 1 0 ,0 0 0 (a ) P e r A m e n d m e n t to S u p re m e C o u rt R u le 4 2 , a s o f 0 9 /0 1 /1 2 , B a r E x a m F e e s a re p a id to th e O ffic e

  • f B a r A d m is s io n s ,

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UNRESTRICTED COURT FINES AND FEES

Title Description

M otor Vehicle Fines Fines collected for m otor vehicle

  • ffenses

for which the defendant requested a trial or was

RlS 403671

required to appear. These fines are deposited into the Highway Fund. Default Fees $50 adm inistrative processing fee collected by Safety for failure to reply to a plea-by- m ail

RlS 402475 - Collected

by Safety

citation

  • r for failure to pay a plea-by-m ail
  • bligation

to Safety. This revenue is reported by the courts. Bar Exam Fees $275 paid by those applying to take the New Ham pshire Bar Exam , or seeking adm ission to the

RlS 402477

Bar through m otion. This fee increased from $85 to $110 on 9/1/89. It increased to $140 on 1/15/02, to $200 on 11/1/04, to $225 on 9nt05 to $250 on 2/21/06 and to $275 on 9/1/08. Effective Septem ber 1,2012 this revenue is delivered to the Office of Bar Adm issions. Guardian Ad Litem - Probate Reim bursem ent

  • f GAL fees paid by Judicial Council, ordered

by probate judges. Recovery RlS 405318 Interest Interest earned

  • n depository

accounts m aintained by each court.

RlS 405501

Fines Fines paid for crim inal offenses described in Title LXII of the New Ham pshire Revised Statutes

RlS 407308

Annotated. Bail Forfeiture Bail m ay be forfeited when a defendant fails to appear in court for an offense that does not (Non-Driving Offense) involve driving. Bail forfeited

  • n driving offenses

is credited to a restricted revenue account

RlS 407309

within the Departm ent

  • f Safetv.

Entry Fees Filing fees established by court rule for actions filed in courts. Filing fees have been increased

RlS 407310

  • n 9/1/89,

11/26/91,7/1/97, 8/1/01,7/14/02, and 7/1/07. All entry fees increased 20% effective 7/1/09. Fees for counterclaim s were added 7/1/09. Default Fees $50 adm inistrative processing fee collected by the courts in plea-by-m ail cases for late paym ent

RlS 40731 1 - Collected

by Courts

  • f a fine, paym ent with a bad check, or failure to appear in court when an appearance

is required. Other Fees Fees set forth in the court rules for filing certain m otions and petitions, and for obtaining

RlS 407312

certificates, copies, writs, records research. Records research fee increased 7/1/09. Filing fee surcharge

  • f $20 added through

RSA 490:24 7/1/03. The surcharge was repealed

  • n 7/1/07

when the surcharge was added to the filing fees by court rule. A $25 surcharge was enacted under RSA 490:26-a effective 7/1/07. M isc. Sales/Revenue Sale of publications, unclaim ed funds, recoveries, and other receipts.

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Judicial Branch Budget Request General Fund Increase - FY2014/2015 Original Request vs FY2013 FY2013 FY2014 FY2015 Adj Auth

Qd.g Request Qdg

Request General Funds $70,012,619 $75,793,788 $78,155,89~ Highway Funds 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 Federal Funds 55,000 325,190 325,190 Other Funds 3,136,383 3,333,327 2,689,530 Total $75,204,002 $81,452,305 $83,170,613 General Funds

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FY2014 vs FY2013 Increase in Costs $5,781,169 FY2015 vs FY2014 Increase in Costs $2,362,105

House Finance Committee Meeting February 21,2013

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Judicial Branch Budget Request and Governor's Recommended Reduction Original Submission (All Funds) Original Submission (General Funds) As % of FY13Adjusted Authorized (General Funds) Footnote (Governor's Recommended GF Reduction) Governor's Net Recommended (General Funds) As % of FY13Adjusted Authorized (General Funds)

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FY2013 Adj Auth FY2014 FY2015 $75,204,002 $81,452,305 $83,170,613 $70,012,619 $75,793,788 $78,155,893 108.3% 111.6%

  • $4,505,461
  • $4,467,039

$71,288,327 $73,688,854 101.8% 105.3%

House Finance Committee Meeting February 21, 2013

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Judicial Branch Budget R equest C ost D rivers FY2014 vs FY2013 C hange in C osts FY2015 vs FY2014 C hange in C osts IG eneral Funds $5,78,1,169

~k362,W

Major Cost Drivers of GF Increase:

N ew Staff FT C lerical Staff Salaries (12) Judicial Salaries (4 Superior; 1 C ircuit) PT Salaries (4 eso's; 1 AO e) Benefits for N ew Staff (excluding Judicial R etirem ent Plan) Judicial R etirem ent Plan (JR P) for N ew Judges SubTotal JR P Increase from 41% to 64.5% for Existing Judges (3 convert from M M 's in FYl5) Appointm ent

  • f Legal C ounsel for Indigent

Parents in Abuse/N eglect C ases Suprem e C ourt C ase M anagem ent System U pgrade N H R S R ate Increase for Existing Staff from 10.08% to 12.13% H ealth Benefits R ate Increase for Existing Staff Bureau of C ourt Facilities C harge - D AS R eduction in IV-D Funding (thru N H H H S) due to loss of M arital M asters Total

  • f M ajor

G F C ost D rivers

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417,681 689,020 129,784 450,254 444,418 2,131,157 1,923,807 600,000 500,000 495,748 446,761 223,204 $6,320,678 246,081 942,972 269,442 648,831 $2,107,326 H ouse Finance C om m ittee M eeting February 21, 2013

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Judicial Branch Budget Request Savings Identified

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GFSavings Identified:

New Staff Positions Not Filled F T C l e r i c a l 5 t a l f S a l a r i e s ( 1 1 / 1 0 ) Judicial Superior Court Salaries (3 Superior/2 Superior) P T S a l a r i e s ( 4 e s o 's ; 1 A O e ) Benefits for New Staff Positions Not Filled (excluding JRPI Judicial Retirem ent Plan (JRP) for New Judges SubTotal Hold Vacant Circuit Court Judge Positions Open (3) Hold Vacant Superior Court Call Center Positions Open (6) Reduce Court Security Officer Coverage Reduce Projected Cost of Funding for legal Counsel for Indigent Parents in Abuse/Neglect Cases Find Alternative Funding for Suprem e Court Case Mgm t System Upgrade Bureau

  • f Court

Facilities Reduction by Adm inistrative Services Reduce Equipm ent Budget Hold eCourt Vacant Position Open Change Consultant Position to FT Reduce Funding for Bailiffs (4) Savings from Health & Dental Rate Reductions Other Miscellaneous Reductions (Current Exp, Malnt. etc.) Judicial Circuit Court Judge Position (1) or Equivalent Per Diem Days Elim inate Continuing Education Budget Reduce Jury Fees & Expenses Budget Reduce Law Library Budget Total GF Savings Identified Page 8

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House Finance Committee Meeting February 21, 2013

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Judicial Branch Budget Request Other Adjustments Governor's Recommended General Fund Reduction GF Savings Identified:

Other Adjustments:

Add'i Rent for Superior Court Call Center, 45 Chenell Drive Add'i Cost to Implement Pay Raises on Anniversary Date instead

  • f Next Pay Period

Reduction in Estimated IV-D Reimbursements Total Adjusted General Funds Savings Adjusted vs Governor's Recommended (Negative Variance is Unfavorable)

FY2014

  • $4,505,461
  • 4,896,442

32,762 12,527 500,000

  • 4,351,154
  • $154,307

FY2015

  • ,4467039

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  • 4,983,357

33,407 9,374

  • 4,940,576

$473,537

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House Finance Committee Meeting February 21, 2013

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Judicial Branch Budget Request Headcount Summary

With Payroll at about 80% of our budget, managing staffing levels is critical.

Original Submission Reductions Revised

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PT FTE Total FTE

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PT FTE Tota I FTE fl.PT FTE Total FTE Judges/Marital Masters Supreme

5.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 5.0

Superior

22.0 0.0 22.0

  • 2.0

0.0

  • 2.0

20.0 0.0 20.0

Circuit Court

40.0 12.4 52.4

  • 4.0

0.0

  • 4.0

36.0 12.4 48.4

SubTotal Judges/Marital Masters

67.0 12.4 79.4

  • 6.0

0.0

  • 6.0

61.0 12.4 73.4

Clerical Staff Supreme

25.0 2.6 27.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.0 2.6 27.6

Superior

134.0 9.8 143.8

  • 10.0
  • 3.1
  • 13.1

124.0 6.7 130.7

Circuit Court

288.3 63.5 351.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 288.3 63.5 351.8

AOC/Other

43.7 8.6 52.3 1.0

  • 0.6

0.4 44.7 8.0 52.7

Consultant Positions

3.0 0.0 3.0

  • 2.0

0.0

  • 2.0

1.0 0.0 1.0

Security

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93.8 98.8

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  • 13.6
  • 13.6

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80.2 85.2

SubTotal Clerical/Security

499.0 178.3 677.3

  • 11.0
  • 17.3
  • 28.3

488.0 161.0 649.0

Total

566.0 190.7 756.7

  • 17.0
  • 17.3
  • 34.3

549.0 173.4 722.4

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House Finance Committee Meeting February 21, 2013

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Judicial Branch Budget Request Unfunded Items

This Budget Does Not Include Funding for: Cost to Restore to Budget:

1 Additional Circuit Court Justice or Equivalent Per Diem Days Continuing Education Jury Feesat 100% of Need (currently at 80% of estimated need) Law Library at 95% of Need (currently at 80% of estimated need) Total FY2014 $254,791 95,000 124,104 100,000 $573,895 FY2015 $257,085 95,000 124,104 100,000 $576,189

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House Finance Committee Meeting February 21, 2013

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P roposed Legislation 9: 17-d Transfer of A ppropriations, Judicial B ranch. - The suprem e court m ay transfer funds for any specific purposes to funds for other purposes in the general appropriations for any accounting unit w ithin the judicial branch. (provided that any transfer

  • f $75,000 or m ore shall

require prior approval

  • f the fiscal

com m ittee

  • f the general

court, and provided that no funds m ay be transferred in violation

  • f the provisions
  • f R S A

9:17 a, 491 A :2, or any other restriction provided by law . )The judicial branch shall certify such transfers to the com m issioner of adm inistrative

  • services. The certification shall state that the transfers are necessary to

efficiently carry out the functions of the courts. (and that the legislative fiscal com m ittee has approved the transfers. The provisions

  • f this

section shall not supersede the provisions

  • f R S A 99:4, 9:17 a, I, II,

and II a and IV , and 491 A :2.

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