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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLaw Library 2015 Preliminary Budget NarrativeBU D G E T / P R O G R A M : J e f f e r s o n C o u n t y L a w L i b r a r y 1 4 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 1 0 MI S S I O N : T o p r o v i d e a n e f f i c i e n t a n d u p d a t e d l a w li b r a r y f o r u s e b y t h e p u b l i c , lo c a l b a r a s s o c i a t i o n , c o u r t s t a f f a n d j u d i c i a l o f f i c e r s. RE V E N U E : 20 1 2 Ac t u a l 20 1 3 Ac t u a l 20 1 4 Ad o p t e d 20 1 4 Am e n d e d 20 1 5 Re q u e s t A d d / < D e l e t e > M e m o 14 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 1 0 10 , 5 1 1 1 0 , 5 1 8 1 2 , 0 0 0 1 2 , 0 0 0 1 2 , 6 5 0 2 , 5 0 0 Re v e n u e i s b a s e d o n e s t i m a t i n g t h e am o u n t o f f i l i n g s f o r t h e n e x t y e a r an d n o t a s p e c i f i c f o r m u l a . *2 0 1 5 i n c l u d e s $ 2 5 0 0 t r a n s f e r fr o m L L b a n k e d a c c o u n t 10 , 5 1 1 1 0 , 5 1 8 1 2 , 0 0 0 1 2 , 0 0 0 1 2 , 6 5 0 $1 0 1 5 0 + $ 2 5 0 0 = $ 1 2 6 5 0 EX P E N D I T U R E S : 20 1 2 Ac t u a l 20 1 3 Ac t u a l 20 1 4 Ad o p t e d 20 1 4 Am e n d e d 20 1 5 Re q u e s t A d d / < D e l e t e > M e m o 17 , 7 3 7 1 2 , 4 4 3 1 0 , 0 0 0 1 0 , 0 0 0 1 0 , 0 0 0 17 , 7 3 7 1 2 , 4 4 3 1 0 , 0 0 0 1 0 , 0 0 0 1 0 , 0 0 0 ST A F F I N G : 2 0 1 2 Ac t u a l 20 1 3 Ac t u a l 20 1 4 Ad o p t e d 20 1 4 Am e n d e d 20 1 5 Re q u e s t La w L i b r a r y i s s t a f f e d b y t h e S u p e r i o r C o u r t Ad m i n i s t r a t o r a n d t h e c o s t s r e l a t e d t o t h a t po s i t i o n a r e a b s o r b e d b y t h e S u p e r i o r C o u r t [J e f f e r s o n C o u n t y L a w L i b r a r y ] JE F F E R S O N C O U N T Y 2 0 1 5 B U D G E T R E Q U E S T BU D G E T / P R O G R A M : J e f f e r s o n C o u n t y L a w L i b r a r y 0 0 1 . 2 4 0 . 0 0 0 GO A L S F O R F Y 2 0 1 5 1. E s t a b l i s h a L a w L i b r a r y C o m m i t t e e a s p r o v i d e d f o r i n R C W 2 7 . 2 4 2. O b t a i n a n d m a i n t a i n a n u p t o d a t e h a r d c o p y o f a n n o t a t e d R C W s , C o u r t R u l e s a n d W P I C s 3. K e e p c o s t s a s l o w a s p o s s i b l e w h i l e pr o v i d i n g t h e b e s t s er v i c e t o o u r a b i l i t y 4. C o n t i n u e e x p l o r i n g t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f a d d i n g a s e c o n d W e s t l a w t e r m i n a l a n d i t s o w n p r i n t e r OB J E C T I V E S F O R F Y 2 0 1 5 1. R e d u c e t h e t h e f t o f l e g a l p u b l i c a t i o n s f r o m t h e L a w L i b r a r y 2. F u r t h e r r e d u c t i o n o f h a r d co p y p u b l i c a t i o n s I F c o s t s o u t s t r i p r e v e n u e f r o m s o u r c e s 3. U p g r a d e c u r r e n t W e s t l a w s u b s cr i p t i o n i f b u d g e t a l l o w s 4. A d d a s e c o n d W e s t l a w t e r m i n a l in t h e c o u r t r o o m w i t h d u p l i c a t e s u b s c r i p t i o n w / p r i n t i n g s t a t i o n PE R F O R M A N C E I N D I C A T O R S : 20 1 2 Ac t u a l 20 1 3 Ac t u a l 20 1 4 Pl a n n e d 20 1 5 Pl a n “N O N E ” SU M M A R Y O F K E Y F U N D I N G / S E R V I C E I S S U E S : Th e C o u r t h a s m o v e d f o r w a r d b y i m p le m e n t i n g a c o m p u t e r b a s e d l a w l i b ra r y s y s t e m t h r o u g h W e s t l a w i n 2 0 0 4 . I n 2 0 0 7 t h e b a s i c W a s hington case law plan was up g r a d e d t o t h e W a s h i n g t o n G o l d P l a n a n d in 2 0 1 2 t o W e s t l a w N e x t w h i c h p r o v i d e s g r ea t e r r e s e a r c h c a p a b i l i t y . T h e r e i s a p u b l i c a c c e s s t e r m i n a l l o c a t e d i n t h e co u r t r o o m t h a t p r i n t s t o a p r i n t e r i n t h e C l e r k ’ s O f f i c e . T h e L a w L i b r a r y i s a v a i l a b l e f o r u s e b y t h e p u b l i c , l o c a l b a r a s s o c i at i o n , c o u r t s t a f f a n d judicial officers du r i n g r e g u l a r b u s i n e s s h o u r s . S u b s c r i b i n g t o W e s t l a w h a s e x p a n d e d t h e c u r r e n t L a w L i br a r y f o r l e s s m o n e y t h an m a i n t a i n i n g a n d u p d a t i n g a l l h a r d b o u n d c o p i e s . We h a v e c e a s e d t o u p d a t e m o s t o f t h e e x i s t i n g v o l u m e s i n t h e l i b r a ry , w i t h e x c e p t i o n t o a f e w . We h o p e t h e f i l i n g f e e s c o n t i n u e t o s u p p o r t t h e l a w l i b r a r y w i t h o u t re q u i r i n g f i n a n c i a l a s s i s t a n c e f r o m t h e g e n e r a l f u n d .