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S T A T E O F N E W H A M P S H IR E S U P R E M E C O U R T N .H , S U P R E M E C O U R T ••••••• L IN D A S T E W A R T D A L IA N IS CHI£' .JUSTICE O N E C H A R L E S D O E D R IV E C O N C O R D . N .H . 0 3 3 0 1 (6 0 3 ) 2 7 1 -3 7 5 1 F A X : (6 0 3 ) 5 1 3 -5 4 7 5 J a n u a ry 4 ,2 0 1 3 H e r E x c e lle n c y , M a g g ie H a s s a n G o v e rn o r, S ta te o f N e w H a m p s h ire S ta te H o u s e C o n c o rd , N e w H a m p s h ire 0 3 3 0 1 D e a r G o v e rn o r H a s s a n : O n D e c e m b e r 1 0 , 2 0 1 2 , th e d e p a rtm e n t o f a d m in is tra tiv e s e rv ic e s in c lu d e d th e ju d ic ia l b ra n c h w h e n it d is s e m in a te d y o u r re q u e s t th a t "a g e n c ie s .... s u b m it a b u d g e t re q u e s t fo r F Y 2 0 1 4 w ith fu n d in g a t 9 7 % o f th e a u th o riz e d /a d ju s te d F Y 2 0 1 3 g e n e ra l fu n d , liq u o r fu n d , o r s w e e p s ta k e s fu n d a p p ro p ria tio n le v e l a n d a F Y 2 0 1 5 b u d g e t a t 1 0 0 % o f th e F Y 2 0 1 3 a d ju s te d /a u th o riz e d le v e l fo r th e s e fu n d s ." O n D e c e m b e r 1 1 , 2 0 1 2 , th e D e p a rtm e n t o f A d m in is tra tiv e S e rv ic e s a d v is e d u s th a t H ig h w a y F u n d s s h o u ld b e in c lu d e d in th e b u d g e t re d u c tio n p ro p o s a l. I h a v e a s k e d th e A d m in is tra tiv e O ffic e o f th e C o u rts (A O C ) to p re p a re a re d u c tio n p ro p o s a l c o n s is te n t w ith th e te rm s o f y o u r re q u e s t a n d th e re q u e s te d s p re a d s h e e ts a re a tta c h e d . T h e A O C a ls o p re p a re d n a rra tiv e d e s c rip tio n s o f th e re d u c tio n s , in c lu d in g a d e s c rip tio n o f th e im p a c t o f th e s e re d u c tio n s o n th e p e o p le w e s e rv e . A s I s u b m it th e s p re a d s h e e ts a n d n a rra tiv e s o f re d u c tio n s a n d im p a c ts , I a m m in d fu l o f p ro v is io n s in th e N e w H a m p s h ire C o n s titu tio n w h ic h s e p a ra te th e e x e c u tiv e , le g is la tiv e , a n d ju d ic ia l b ra n c h e s o f g o v e rn m e n t e v e n a s it re q u ire s th a t w e w o rk to g e th e r fo r th e b e n e fit o f th e c itiz e n s o f th e S ta te . S p e c ific a lly , s u p re m e c o u rt g e n e ra l c o u n s e l H o w a rd lib e l h a s d is c u s s e d th e p la c e o f th e ju d ic ia l b ra n c h b u d g e t w ith in th e e n tire S ta te b u d g e t w ith y o u r C o u n s e l, L u c y H o d d e r. R S A 9 :4 -a p ro v id e s th a t th e ju d ic ia l b ra n c h b u d g e t is to b e in c lu d e d in y o u r b u d g e t in th e a m o u n ts re q u e s te d ; h o w e v e r, y o u m a y p ro v id e s u c h c o m m e n ts a s y o u d e e m a p p ro p ria te . I p ro v id e th e s e m a te ria ls in th e s p irit o f c o o p e ra tio n a n d I w a n t to a s s u re y o u o f m y c o m m itm e n t to w o rk w ith y o u o n m a tte rs o f S ta te s p e n d in g a n d o n o th e r is s u e s th a t w ill a ffe c t th e c o u rts ' re s p o n s ib ility to p ro v id e tim e ly , fa ir, a n d im p a rtia l a c c e s s to d is p u te re s o lu tio n s e rv ic e s .

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--------------------------------~.~.,_ .. -----., AMENDED 1/15/13. N ew H am pshire Judicial B ranch F Y 2014-201597% B udget R eduction Table of Contents P age # 1 F Y 2014-2015 B udget R eduction C alculations for F Y 2014 and F Y 2015 2 F Y 2014-2015 M ajor B udget C ost D rivers 3 F Y 2014 B udget R eduction P roposals B efore Layoffs 4 F Y 2014 B udget R eduction Layoff C alculation 5 F Y 2015 B udget R eduction P roposals B efore Layoffs 6 F Y 2015 B udget R eduction Layoff C alculations 7 F Y 2014-2015 A dditional and N ew P osition S chedule N arrative D escription of M ajor C ost D river R eductions 8-15 16 A ppendix A - Judicial B ranch C ost S aving/E fficiency C hanges A ppendix B - H ighlights of Im plem entation bf 17-21 Judicial B ranch Innovation C om m ission ' R ecom m endations N arrative D escription of R eductions O utside C ost D rivers 22-23

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