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BUDGET/PROGRAM: Juvenile and Family Court Services – RCW Title 13
MISSION: It is the mission of the Jefferson County Juvenile and Family Court to provide services to youth and families in an effort to reduce recidivism, protect the
community, keep youth safe, build resilience and promote strong families ties.
REVENUE:
2016
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2017
Actual
2018
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2018
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2019
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State Funds 256,645 290,920 259,121 273,172 14,051
Miscellaneous Local Funds 91,665 83,424 114,453 114,029 <424>
General Fund 598,459 593,575 637,038 686,493 12,337
946,769 967,919 1,010,612 0 1,073,694 25,964 FFT Truancy - Fund 131
EXPENDITURES:
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Salaries & Benefits 569,481 569,951 619,894 647,012 659,720 12,708 Union raises
Supplies 13,800 22,150 14,900 14,900 16,850 1,950 Cell Phone purchases
Services 96,282 110,282 110,282 110,282 127,882 17,600 FFT Truancy
Interfund Payments 12,430 8,910 8,910 18,910 9,760 <9150>
Detention 254,776 256,626 256,626 256,626 259,482 2,856 Service Contract increase &
946,769 967,919 1,010,612 1,047,730 1,073,694 25,964 EHM increase
STAFFING: 2016
Actual
2017
Actual
2018
Adopted
2018
Amended
2019
Request
Probation, GAL Coordinator, Community 8 8 8 8
Service, Support, Administration
FTE’s (40 hrs)
7.5
7.5
7.75
7.75
Jefferson County Juvenile and Family Court
JEFFERSON COUNTY 2019 BUDGET REQUEST
BUDGET/PROGRAM: Juvenile and Family Court
GOALS FOR FY2019
1. Restructure department to create new areas of service delivery pursuant to statute, funding sources and staff expertise.
2. Continue to shift services from a “courtroom” based approach to a community and family approach.
3. Enhance services and outreach for at-risk youth and/or children in need of services
4. Build upon 2018 momentum in truancy boards by increasing volunteer involvement.
5. Explore research based probation models that support the overall theory of risk needs and responsivity.
6. Create methods of sustainability for the Proctor House program.
OBJECTIVES FOR FY2019
1. New job descriptions and responsibilities for dependency and civil programs.
2. Support new EET program by outreach to community programs in the same way we did with Maritime Center.
3. Implement improvement efforts identified at the Permanency Summit held in August of 2018.
4. Work with probation lead and judge to implement an opportunity or strengths’ based approach to probation.
5. Implement monthly “team leadership” meetings with probation and civil program managers to support revamping of policies, expansion of civil programs etc.
6. Get input from specialty planning group to encourage creative approach to detention, probation and civil programs.
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS:
2016
Actual
2017
Actual
2018
Planned
2019
Plan
Active Probation Cases 93 90 88 90
Dependency and Civil Cases 39 62 70 70
Hearings Held (all case types) 381 532 430 450
Functional Family Therapy Referrals 12 13 20 20
Aggression Replacement Training Starters 18 21 20 23
Coordination of Services (Connect) Participants 9 18 15 19
Education & Employment Training (RWR) - - 13 13
Jefferson County Juvenile and Family Court
JEFFERSON COUNTY 2019 BUDGET REQUEST
SUMMARY OF KEY FUNDING/SERVICE ISSUES:
Program changes and specific requests are addressed within the individual program narrative. The increase reflected in the FORM A include the FFT funding from the fund
131 for FFT for truancy referrals. This is dependent upon number of available families and renewal of this program by the 1/10th of 1% oversight committee.
Other increases relate to the restructuring of the service areas to increase duties and responsibilities for the Dependency and Civil Unit – includes necessity for increases in
salaries (per reclassification process) for Anne Dean (current GAL Coordinator – proposed Dependency and Civil Program Manager) and reclassification for Kristina Whipple
– Family Court Program Assistant. The total adds for this request is included in the Form A.
JEFFERSON COUNTY RELEVANT BUDGET PRIORITIES ARE:
Support mandated services while balancing levels of service with other priority services;
Support local law and justice programs, including evidence-based prevention, intervention and recovery programs;
Address locally identified and defined local public health issues;
Operate within a business plan based on fiscal sustainability, measured performance, and the best customer service within our means;
Maintain a professional county workforce that can meet the service delivery needs of the county..
Look for cost savings opportunities.