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cost re~;ponsJlbiJjty State should have or State agency re(~Ulrelne][1ts intended to government officials in gO'lieITIDtleIlt operations. Mandates considered State requirelH"";O~ the control and subject to the discreappo:int~ed admlLnlstI'atlve officials, or are a part expenditure by the local gO~ler'llnlerit o]pm~atiOIJlS are may be provided at the 1m,roll/es the reporting ofinforma- RP1'V1I~P!'l may be on of State government some cost these services. "'''''"''''''
------------Exhibit 2------------- Assigning Cost Responsibility to the State and Local Governments I Cost Responsibility Criteriai State Requirement Normal Local Government or Request? Operation or Request? Cost Responsibility Assignment Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes No State Local Shared Shared Source: JLARC staffanalysis. In the third case, responsibility is assigned to both the State and localities. This is because there is a clear State requirement or request, and the service is either a normal local government operation or has been requested by local officials. It is reasonable to expect both the State and localities to be responsible for the cost of such services. The relative proportion ofcosts to be borne by each must be determined in an additional step, to be discussed later in this chapter. Finally, in the fourth situation, there is neither a State nor a local requirement or request that services be provided, so there is no clearjustification for assigning the costs to either the State or local governments alone. Therefore, it is appropriate for the cost responsibility for such services to be shared. Applying the Framework to Constitutional Officers' Seryices The framework for assigning cost responsibility was applied to each service category of the constitutional offices. Descriptions of the service categories are presented in the four JLARC reports on staffing standards for the constitutional officers. An Example: Cost Responsibility Assignments for Sheriffs. In order to illustrate how the cost responsibility assignments can be made, Exhibit 3 shows the assignments for sheriffs' offices and regional jails. Eight service categories were identified for the sheriffs' offices. The services are related to law enforcement, court services, jail operations, and general office administration. For those localities in which the sheriffs provide law enforcement services, the sheriff is responsible for enforcement of the State criminal and traffic codes. So, in 21
Page 3 and 4: REPORT OF THE LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND
Page 5: Preface State funding for constitut
Page 8 and 9: e local governments' relative abili
Page 10 and 11: the constitutional offispecific eva
Page 12 and 13: current process, some changes in sy
Page 15: Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION 1
Page 18 and 19: ROLES OF THE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERN
Page 20 and 21: missioner of revenue, treasurer, an
Page 22 and 23: STUDY APPROACH JLARC staff develope
Page 24 and 25: differences in the ability of local
Page 26 and 27: cost responsibility for each catego
Page 28 and 29: Exhibit 1 Workload Factors Used in
Page 30 and 31: account for regional differences in
Page 32 and 33: Recommendation (3). The General Ass
Page 34 and 35: Recommendation (5). The General Ass
Page 38 and 39: Exhibit 3, a "yes" has been placed
Page 40 and 41: For some other service categories,
Page 42 and 43: A variety of other revenue sources
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Page 46 and 47: greater or equal to 1.0 can raise m
Page 48 and 49: are divided evenly between the Stat
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Page 53 and 54: The reimbursement cycle begins when
Page 55 and 56: process occurs prior to the assessm
Page 57: Appendixes ~ Appendix A: Study Mand
Page 60 and 61: AppendixB Mathematical Formulas Use
Page 62 and 63: Appendix B (Continued) Personnel Co
Page 64 and 65: Appendix B (Continued) Revenue Capa
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Page 68 and 69: Appendix: C Cost ResponsibilityAssi
Page 70 and 71: Appendix C (Continued) COST RESPONS
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Page 74: AppendixD Local Revenue Capacity fo
Page 77 and 78: Examples J.i"U.nClLlng 'O.J'U'..u''
Page 79 and 80: State and Support for Sheriffs Offi
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State and Local Support for Sheriff
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Local for Court Clerks: Example 2
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AppendixF Agency Response As partof
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Introduction The Compensation Board
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- DISAGREES that any stan rd should
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RECOMMENDATION 1. The General Assem
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determining judicial needs. As a re
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In the budget process currently use
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It is a common misconception that t
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The development of state/local perc
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The Compensation Board AGREES with
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AppendixG JLARC StaffComments on th
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officers could maintain monthly rec
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expertise, level of automation, nat
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such as is available in education f
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etween workload indicators and the
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government operations. This is expl
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Recent JLARC Reports Organization o
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