Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Chief Executive Office
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): All
To Appropriate $1,142,962 in the 2023 Budget to State Court Division A
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Information Contact: Zachary L. Williams, COO/Executive Assistant
Phone Number: 404-371-2881
PURPOSE:
To appropriate $1,142,962 in the 2023 budget to State Court Division A.
NEED/IMPACT:
This agenda item appropriates $1,142,962 for State Court - Division A to fund sixteen new positions in the Marshal’s Office and associated equipment and supplies to provide security and support for State Court and Magistrate Court and address the backlog of evictions ($1,091,585 prorated for three months), six new positions for the DUI Court ($109,542 prorated for three months), ten new positions in the Clerk’s Office to assist with the case backlog ($126,677 prorated for three months), and one new position for the Probation Office ($15,158 prorated for three months). The proposed amendment recommends the use of the existing budget to cover $446,386 in operating requests and $200,000 in salary savings to partially offset the cost of the new positions.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Increase appropriations for State Court - General Fund (various line items) by $1,142,962.
Decrease appropriations for Fund Reserves - General Fund - Budgetary Reserve by $1,142,962.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
To approve the resolution and authorize the chief executive officer to execute all necessary documents.