2013 Annual Budget - City of Bremerton

Municipal Court
2013 Budget Highlights:
2013 Capital Considerations:
Use part-time court commissioners to reduce
the amount of pro tems needed. This
decreases the amount of staff time spent
calling to find pro tems as well as eases the
workload on the Judge.
No capital considerations planned for
2013
Use electronic forms and emails to reduce
the need for as many duplicate forms.
Expand short form sentencing to further
reduce probation expenses and staff time.
Increased cost for public defense due to
new Supreme Court Standards for Indigent
Defense.
2012 Accomplishments:
2013 Goals:
Continued Award of grants
o Office of Public Defense
o Administrative Office of the
Courts – Interpreter Funding
Reorganized the court again to allow for
the creation of a much need court commissioner
position while granting a staff members
request to go part time.
o Reduction of 1 FTE to .5 FTE
o Creation of a 12 hour a week court
commissioner position
Court Administrator participated in 6 furlough
days.
Implement Microsoft “Share Point” software
for use with in-custodies
Continue to evaluate the expansion of
Hearings by mail
Finalize Policy and Procedure book for
Municipal Court
Continue to evaluate our organization for
further efficiencies
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