Department
Finance
Requested Action (Identify appropriate Action or Motion, purpose, cost, timeframe, etc.)
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Presentation, review, and approval of April 16, 2025, Budget Soundings and Resolution. (PRESENTED/APPROVED)
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Requirement for Board Action (Cite specific Board policy, statute or code requirement)
BOC assessment and approval of budget soundings request is required by the County’s budget resolution approved by the BOC.
Strategic Priority Area related to this item (If yes, note strategic priority area below)
Open and Responsible Government
Commission Districts Affected
All Districts ☒
District 1 ☐
District 2 ☐
District 3 ☐
District 4 ☐
District 5 ☐
District 6 ☐
Is this a purchasing item?
No
Summary & Background (First sentence includes Agency recommendation. Provide an executive summary of the action that gives an overview of the relevant details for the item.)
The April 16, 2025 Soundings request is submitted for your review and approval. Below is a brief summary of each request and the related justification.
GENERAL fund
Strategic Priority Area: Open and responsible government
• Modify the 2025 Annual Hardware and Software Maintenance and Support List - (Page 3)
The BOC approval is requested to modify the Annual Hardware and Software Maintenance List (AML) approved as part of the FY2025 Adopted Budget. The requested changes will be funded within the department’s existing budget and will not result in any budget adjustments.
• Presentation - (Page 4)
Transfer Funding for Accountability Court Consolidation - $402,241.
At the April 2, 2025, meeting, a presentation was made to the BOC as part of Agenda item #25-0271 on consolidation of Superior Court’s Accountability Court programs, State Court’s Recovery Treatment Court (RTC) program and Magistrate Court’s Misdemeanor Mental Health Court (MMC) program. To accomplish this plan, a transfer of funds in the amount of $402,241 between the affected departments is necessary in FY 2025.
Funding provides for the following transfers:
State Court
• Transfer five (5) existing positions (position details are on page 4)
• Transfer remaining FY25 salary and benefits of $339,397 (rounded to $)
o General Fund $277,087 - 4 positions
o Grants Fund $62,309 - 1 position
• FY26 Impact:
o General Fund - $420,318 is the full year cost of the 4 positions
o Grants - The current grant will expire on June 30, 2025. The new grant is expected to be awarded to Superior Court.
Total 2025 Soundings amount from State Court to Superior Court Administration - $339,397
Magistrate Court
• Transfer one (1) existing position (position detail is on page 4)
• Transfer remaining FY25 salary and benefits of $62,844
• FY26 Impact:
o General Fund - $137,255 is the adjusted full year cost of the 1 position
Total 2025 Soundings amount from Magistrate Court to Superior Court Administration - $62,844
Of note: Positions will be reclassified after transfer to Superior Court Administration to correspond with the roles and responsibilities necessary in the consolidated operations within the Superior Court.
Fiscal Impact / Funding Source
Funding Line 1:
Various accounts identified in soundings document.