court facilities funding public hearing august 25, 2009
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Court Facilities Funding
Public Hearing
August 25, 2009
• Background
• Court Facilities Funding
• Legislative Change
• Requested Action
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
• Background
• Court Facilities Funding
• Legislative Change
• Requested Action
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
• 1998 Constitutional Amendment
– Shifts many of the costs to the state effective July 1, 2004
• Counties Responsibilities– Facilities and security– Communication services – Existing radio systems– Equipment and furnishings– Integrated computer system – Local requirements
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
• Legislature authorized counties to impose $15 fee on civil and criminal traffic infractions to fund court facilities
• BCC adopted fee effective July 1, 2004 by local ordinance
• Background
• Court Facilities Funding
• Legislative Change
• Requested Action
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
• Court Facilities include – Downtown Courthouse– Juvenile Justice Center– Courtrooms at Corrections– Branch courts in Ocoee, Apopka,
and Winter Park– Clerk’s branch offices in Ocoee,
Apopka, Winter Park, and on Goldenrod Road
– Warehouse facilities
• Totaling approx. 1.5 million square feet
COURT FACILITIES FUNDING
• Services Funded– Security– Maintenance
• HVAC• Plumbing• Electrical/Lighting• Painting and Carpet replacement
– Parking– Capital improvements– Leases for courts, offices, and
warehouse space
COURT FACILITIES FUNDING
COURT FACILITIES FUNDING
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2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
$15 Court Facility Fee Court Facility ExpensesBudget Budget
• Annual Expenses $4.0 Million– Courthouse Maintenance, Security
and Capital Improvements – Courthouse Carpet & Paint– Court Parking & Building Leases
COURT FACILITIES FUNDING
Expenses
Revenues• Average Annual
Revenue $3.2 Million
COURT FACILITIES FUNDING
Court Parking Expenses
• Assessed parking needs
• Worked with City of Orlando to move jurors to Courthouse
• Move eliminated shuttle buses, helped decrease operating costs
• Renegotiating parking contracts to reduce costs while continuing to provide parking
COURT FACILITIES FUNDING
Project Expenses
• Previous Projects– Corrections Courtroom– Juvenile Justice Center HVAC
• Unfunded Projects– Carpet & Paint Replacement– Misc. Building Repairs– Build-out of Courthouse
Space
COURT FACILITIES FUNDING
• Courthouse facilities are aging• Infrastructure/systems are
expensive to maintain• Revenues in fund are decreasing
while operating and capital improvement costs are increasing
Significant Issues:
• Background
• Court Facilities Funding
• Legislative Change
• Requested Action
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
LEGISLATIVE CHANGE
• SB 2108 allows the County to increase the court facilities traffic ordinance fee from $15 to $30
• Increase would bring in approximately $3.2 million more annually in revenue for facilities
• Will provide needed funding
• Background
• Court Facilities Funding
• Legislative Change
• Requested Action
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
REQUESTED ACTION
Approval to amend the ordinance to increase the additional surcharge for court facilities on civil and criminal traffic infractions from $15 to $30 effective October 1, 2009, as authorized by the Florida Legislature in 2009.
Court Facilities Funding
Public Hearing
August 25, 2009