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HomeMy WebLinkAbout30-14 RESOLUTIONRESOLUTION NO. 30-14 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT FOR THE FAYETTEVILLE DISTRICT COURT IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,000.00 TO RECOGNIZE REVENUE FROM THE COURT AUTOMATION FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES INCLUDING COMPUTER MONITORS, HARD DRIVES, PRINTERS AND WIRELESS COMPONENTS BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby approves a budget adjustment for the Fayetteville District Court in the amount of $20,000.00 to recognize revenue from the Court Automation Fund for the purchase of technology upgrades including computer monitors, hard drives, printers and wireless components. PASSED and APPROVED this 5th day of February 2014. APPROVED: ATTEST: Dena Stockalper Submitted By City of Fayetteville Item Review Form Legistar File Number -c r«7 City Council Meeting Date - Agenda Item Only N/A for Non -Agenda Item Action Required: District Court Department A resolution approving a budget adjustment for the Fayetteville District Court in the amount of $20,000.00 to recognize and appropriate revenue from the Court Automation Fund for automation and electronic equipment upgrades. The Courtroom upgrades will include two (2) TV/monitors, wireless HDMI for the monitors, computer upgrades, and a wireless keyboard/mouse. Additionally, two (2) printers, six (6) computer monitors, and several hard drive upgrades are requested for the clerk/support staff. Does this item have a cost? $20,000.00 Yes Cost of this request 1010-0400-5210.00 Account Number Project Number Budgeted Item? No $20,000.00 Court Automation Category or Project Budget Program or Project Name $0.00 Court Automation Funds Used to Date Program or Project Category $0.00 General Fund Remaining Balance Fund Name Budget Adjustment Attached? Yes Previous Ordinance or Resolution # Original Contract Number: Comments: 51-09 V20130812 a�fve`evi�le THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT CORRESPONDENCE ARKANSAS www.accessfayetteville.org CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEMO To: Mayor Lioneld Jordan Administrative Staff & City Council Thru: David A. Stewart, District Court Judge From: Dena Stockalper, ief Cl Date: January 17, 2014 Subject: Fayetteville District Court Budget Adjustment PROPOSAL: Budget adjustment for the Fayetteville District Court in the amount of $20,000.00 to recognize and appropriate revenue from the Court Automation Fund for automation and electronic equipment upgrades. RECOMMENDATION: The Courtroom upgrades will include two (2) TV/monitors, wireless HDMI for the monitors, computer upgrades, and a wireless keyboard/mouse. Additionally, two (2) printers, six (6) computer monitors, and several hard drive upgrades are requested for the clerk/support staff. BUDGET IMPACT: None According to Arkansas state statue 16-13-704 funds collected by the District Court are deposited in a fund entitled District Court Automation to be used solely for district court -related technology. RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION APPROVING A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT FOR THE FAYETTEVILLE DISTRICT COURT IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,000.00 TO RECOGNIZE REVENUE FROM THE COURT AUTOMATION FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES INCLUDING COMPUTER MONITORS, HARD DRIVES, PRINTERS AND WIRELESS COMPONENTS BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS: Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas hereby approves a budget adjustment for the Fayetteville District Court in the amount of $20,000.00 to recognize revenue from the Court Automation Fund for the purchase of technology upgrades including computer monitors, hard drives, printers and wireless components. PASSED and APPROVED this 4th day of February 2014. APPROVED: ATTEST: By: By: LIONELD JORDAN, Mayor SONDRA E. SMITH, City Clerk/Treasurer City of Fayetteville, Arkansas Budget Adjustment Form V13.1030 Legistar Budget Year BY 2014 Division: Transportation Services Department: Transportation Services Request Date 2/4/2014 Adjustment Number BUDGET ADJUSTMENT DESCRIPTION / JUSTIFICATION Purchases and upgrades for the Fayetteville District court which will include but not limited to the following items; 2 television monitors, wireless HDMI, computers, wireless keyboard/mouse, printer, computer monitors, and hard drive upgrades. Purchases and upgrades will be for office, staff and courtroom. Prepared By Division Head Budget Director CITYlbfell 1/17/2014 4:32 PM Legistar# / Date: 2014-0028 / 2/4/2014 Legistar Title District Court Budget Adjustment Budget & Information Management Use Only Type: A B C D E P General Ledger Date Posted to General Ledger Checked / Verified Initial Date Initial Date TOTAL BUDGET ADJUSTMENT Account Name Minor equipment Miscellaneous revenue 20,000 20,000 Increase / (Decrease) Project.Sub Account Number Expense Revenue Number 1010.0400.5210.00 20,000 39012 . 901 1010.0001.4999,00 20,000 H:1Budget\Budget Adjustments12014_Budget\LEGISTAR\2014_02_04\BA 2014-0028_DISTRICT_COURT 1 of 1 199 CIRCUIT COURTS 16-13-704 (ii) Expenditures may be made for indirect expenses related to implementation of new court -related technology, including overtime pay, personnel or travel expenses, and technology -related supplies. (c) A defendant who has been authorized by the court to pay a fine by installments shall be considered to have irrevocably appointed the clerk of the court as his or her agent upon whom all papers affecting his or her liability may be served, and the clerk shall forthwith notify the defendant thereof by ordinary mail at his or her last known address. (d) "Ability to pay" means that the resources of the defendant, including all available income and resources, are sufficient to pay the fine and provide the defendant and his or her dependents with a reasonable subsistence compatible with health and decency. History. Acts 1995, No. 1262, § 3; 2001, No. 1809, § 13; 2003, No. 1185, § 94; 2003, No. 1765, § 10; 2005, No. 1934, § 7; 2009, No. 633, § 8. Publisher's Notes. For text of section effective January 1, 2012, see the follow- ing version. Amendments. The 2005 amendment added present (b)(1XB), (bX1XC), (b)(2)0B), (bX3XBXii) and (b)(3XD) and (bX3XE) and made related changes; in- serted "circuit" twice in (b)(2)(A); substi- tuted "16-13-712" for "6-13-712" in (b)(3)(A); in (b)(3XBXi), inserted "collected in district court" "of the city in which the district court is located" and "district" twice; and inserted "of the county in which the district court is located" in (b)(3)(C). The 2009 amendment, in (b), inserted "on the first day of each month" in (b)(1)(A), inserted "and shall be autho- rized ... technology related supplies" in (b)(2XB)(i), deleted (b)(2)(B)(iii), which read: "All expenditures from the circuit court automation fund shall be autho- rized, pursuant to the county accounting law, by the quorum court," inserted (b)(3)(D)(ii) and (b)(2)(EXii), redesignated the remaining text of (bX3)(D) and (bX3)(E), and substituted "and paid, un- der state laws governing the appropria- tion and payment of county or municipal expenditures" for "pursuant to state ac- counting law" in (b)(31)(D)(i) and (b)(3)(E)(i); and made related and minor stylistic changes. Effective Dates. Acts 2003, No. 1185, § 94: Jan. 1, 2005, by its own terms. CASE NOTES Right to Appeal. City could not rely on the application of this section to claim that defendants' ap- peal had to be dismissed for the failure of defendants to pay an appeal bond be- cause, even though the court had the right to order installment payments, nothing in this section authorizes a district court to demand payment of the fine as a prereq- uisite for taking an appeal to circuit court. Velek v. State, 364 Ark. 531, 222 S.W.3d 182 (2006). 16-13-704. Installment payments. [Effective January 1, 2012.] (a)(1) If the court concludes that the defendant has the ability to pay the fine, but that requiring the defendant to make immediate payment in full would cause a severe and undue hardship for the defendant and the defendant's dependents, the court may authorize payment of the fine by means of installment payments in accordance with this sub- chapter. (2)(A) When a court authorizes payment of a fine by means of installment payments, it shall issue, without a separate disclosure 16-13-704 PRACTICE, PROCEDURE, AND COURTS 200 hearing, an order that the fine be paid in full by a date certain and that in default of payment, the defendant must appear in court to explain the failure to pay. (B) In fixing the date of payment, the court shall issue an order which will complete payment of the fine as promptly as possible without creating a severe and undue hardship for the defendant and the defendant's dependents. (b)(1)(A) In addition to the fine and any other assessments autho- rized by this subchapter, an installment fee of five dollars ($5.00) per month shall be assessed on each person who is authorized to pay a fine on an installment basis. (B) This fee shall be collected in full each month in which a defendant makes an installment payment. (C) This fee shall accrue each month that a defendant does not make an installment payment and the fine has not been paid in full. (2)(A)(i) One-half (1/z) of the installment fee collected in circuit court shall be remitted by the tenth day of each month to the Administra- tion of Justice Funds Section of the Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and Administration, on a form provided by that office, for deposit in the Judicial Fine Collection Enhancement Fund established by § 16-13-712. (ii) The other half of the installment fee shall be remitted by the tenth day of each month to the county treasurer to be deposited in a fund entitled the circuit court automation fund to be used solely for circuit court -related technology. (B)(i) Expenditures from the circuit court automation fund shall be approved by the administrative circuit judge of each judicial circuit. (ii) Funds in each county in a judicial circuit may be pooled for expenditure pursuant to a circuit -wide technology plan approved by the administrative circuit judge. (iii) All expenditures from the circuit court automation fund shall be authorized, pursuant to the county accounting law, by the quorum court. (3)(A) One-half (1/2) of the installment fee collected in district court shall be remitted by the tenth day of each month to the Administra- tion of Justice Funds Section, on a form provided by that section, for deposit in the Judicial Fine Collection Enhancement Fund estab- lished by § 16-13-712. (B) The other half of the installment fee collected in district cavu't shall be remitted by the tenth day of each month to the city treasurer of the city in which the district court is ideated to be deposited in .a fund entitled the district court automation fund to be used solely for district court -related technology (C) In any district court which is funded solely by the county, the other half of this fee shall be remitted by the tenth day of each month to the county treasurer of the county in which the district court is located to be deposited in the district court automation fund to be Used- solely. for district court -related technology. 201 CIRCUIT COURTS 16-13-705 (D) Expenditures from the district court autoraation fund. shall be. approved by a district judge and shall be authorized, pursuant to state accounting law, by the governing body or, if applicable, govern- ing bodies which contribute to the expenses of a district court. (c) Any defendant who has been authorized by the court top aged the a fine by installments shall be considered to have irrevocably app clerk of the court as his or her agent upon whom all papers affecting his or her liability may be served, and the clerk shall forthwith notify the defendant thereof by ordinary mail at his or her last known address. (d) "Ability to pay" means that the resources of the defendant, including all available income and resources, are sufficient to pay the fine and provide defendant omp �b� with h he lth and decenchis or her y. is with a reasonable subsistence History. Acts 1995, No_ 1262, § 3; 2001, No. 1809, § 13; 2003, No. 1185, § 94; 2003, No. 1765, § 10; 2005, No. 1934, § 7; 2007, No. 663, § 32. Publisher's Notes. For text of section effective until January 1, 2012, see the preceding version. Amendments. The 2007 amendment deleted "or city court" following "district court" in (b)(3)(A); deleted former (b)(3)(13Hu) and (b)(3)(E); and made re- lated changes. Effective Dates. Acts 2007, No. 663, § 56, as amended by Acts 2009, No. 345, § 7, provided: "(a) Sections 2 through 15 of this act are effective January 1, 2008. "(b) Sections 16 through 50 and 52 through 55 of this act are effective Janu- ary 1, 2012. "(c) Section 51 of 20 2, 663 of 2007 is effective Januaryexcept: "(1) That portion of Section 51 of Act 663 of 2007 that is referred to in Act 663 of 2007 as 16-17-933, establishing the Cleburne County District Court and de- partments of that court, codified as § 16- 17-936 is effective July 1, 2009; and "(2) That portion of Section 51 of Act 663 of 2007 that is referred to in Act 663 of 2007 as 16-17-950, establishing the Francis County District Court and depart- ments of that court, codified as § 16-17- 954 is effective July 1, 2009." CASE NOTES to order installment payments, nothing in this section authorizes a district court to demand payment of the fine as a prereq- uisite for taking an appeal to circuit court.. Velek v. State, 364 Ark. 531, 222 S.W.3d 182 (2006). Right to Appeal. City could not rely on the application of this section to claim that defendants' ap- peal had to be dismissed for the fond of to pay an appeal be- cause, even though the court bad the right 16-13-705. Personal checks. (a) The court shall accept personal checks drawn in paymentofany favor or fine designated official, as provided in § 16-13-709, in payor or associated charge assessed by the court if the person issuing the check furnishes satisfactory proof of residence in this state and if the personal check is drawn on a banking institution located in this state. (bX1) if any personal check offered in payment pursuant to this section is returned without payment, for any reason, a reasonable charge for the returned check, not to exceed the actual costs incurred by the court or designated agency, may be imposed to recover processing and collection costs. Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law. Act 282 of the Regular Session 1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: 52/18/13 2 89th General Assembly A Bill 3 Regular Session, 2013 4 5 By: Senators D. Johnson, J. Hutchinson 6 By: Representatives Vines, Wright, Steel, Westerman 7 8 For An Act To Be Entitled 9 AN ACT CONCERNING FUNDING FOR COURTS AND COURT - 10 RELATED SERVICES; TO AMEND THE ASSESSMENT, 11 COLLECTION, AND REMITTANCE OF FUNDING FOR THE STATE 12 ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE FUND; TO DECLARE AN 13 EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 14 15 16 Subtitle 17 CONCERNING FUNDING FOR COURTS AND COURT - 18 RELATED SERVICES; TO AMEND THE 19 ASSESSMENT, COLLECTION, AND REMITTANCE OF 20 FUNDING FOR THE STATE ADMINISTRATION OF 21 JUSTICE FUND; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. 22 23 24 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 25 26 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 9-9-205(a), concerning jurisdiction of 27 adoption of minors, is amended to add a new subdivision to read as follows: 28 (4) A petition for adoption may not be asserted in a guardianship 29 proceeding, but a separate action shall be filed, and the clerk shall assign 30 a new case number and charge a filing fee unless the filing fee is waived 31 under Rule 72 of the Arkansas Rules of Civil Procedure. SENATE BILL 307 32 33 34 35 SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 9-15-202 is amended to read as follows: 9-15-202. Filing fees. (a)(1) The court, clerks of the court, and law enforcement agencies 36 shall not require any initial filing fees or service costs. 11 11 11 02-12-2013 15:22:06 BPG089 As Engrossed: S2/18/13 SB307 1 (e) The county shall remit on or before the fifteenth day of each 2 month all sums received in excess of the amounts necessary to fund the 3 expenses enumerated in subsections (b) and (c) of this section during the 4 previous month from the uniform filing fees provided for in §� 21-6-403 and 5 9-15-202, and the uniform court costs provided for in § 16-10-305 to the 6 Administration of Justice Funds Section of the Office of Administrative 7 Services of the Department of Finance and Administration, Administration of 8 .. _ for deposit In into the State Administration of 9 Justice Fund. 10 11 SECTION 8. Arkansas Code § 16-10-308(c)(1)(B)(ii), concerning the city 12 administration of justice fund, is amended to read as follows: 13 (ii) Except as provided in subdivision (c)(1)(B)(iii) of this 14 section, for calendar years beginning 2006 2014 and each calendar year 15 thereafter, an additional amount shall be added to the amount to be retained 16 based upon the lesser of the average percentage increase in the Consumer 17 Price Index for All Urban Consumers or its successor, as published by the 18 United States Department of Labor for the two (2) years immediately preceding 19 or the percentage rate of increase in collections of the State Administration 20 of Justice Fund for the two (2) years immediately preceding. 21 22 SECTION 9. Arkansas Code § 16-13-704(b)(3)(E), concerning installment 23 payments of fines is amended to read as follows: 24 (E)(i) In circuit court only, an installment fee of an additional five 25 dollars ($5.00) per month shall also be assessed on the first day of each 26 month on each person who is authorized to is ordered to pay a fine on an 27 installment basis with the additional five dollars ($5.00) to be remitted to 28 the collecting official to be used to defray the cost of fine collection. 29 (ii) In district court only, an installment fee of an additional. 30 five dollars ($5.00) per month shall also be assessed on the first day of 31 each month on each person who is ordered to pay a fine on an installment 32 basis with the additional five dollars ($5.00) to be remitted by the tenth 33 day of each month to the Administration of Justice Funds Section of the 34 Office of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and 35 Administration on a form provided by that section for deposit into the State 36 Administration of Justice Fund. 6 02-12-2013 15:22:06 BPG089 RESOLUTION NO. RESOLUTION APPROVING A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT F 4 R THE YETTEVILLE DISTRICT COURT IN THE AMOUNT OF $10 X00.00 TO RECOGNIZE REVENUE FROM THE COURT AUTOMATION UND FOR THE PURCHASE OF TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES INCLUDING COMP ►.TER MONITORS, HARD DRIVES, PRINTERS D WIRELESS COMPO NTS BE IT ' OLVED BY THE CITY COUNC ' OF THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, A SAS: Section 1: That the 'ty Council of the City of Faye eville, Arkansas hereby approves a budget adjustment for the Fay teville District Court in te amount of $20,000.00 to recognize revenue from the Court Automa.'on Fund for the purase of technology upgrades including computer monitors, hard drives, pri ters and wireless •mponents. PASSED and APPROVED this t day s ' February 2014. APPROVED: ATTEST: By: By: LIONELD JORDAN, Mayor SO DRA E. SMITH, City Clerk/Treasurer