Fiscal Year 2013 Recommended Budget Book - Lake County

Department: Constitutional OfficesOfficer: Clerk of CourtsActual Adopted Estimated BudgetExpenditures/Positions FY 2011 FY 2012 FY 2012 FY 2013Expenditures by CategoryPersonal Services $ - $ - $ - $ -Operating 408,230 479,820 447,184 1,013,299Capital Outlay - - - -Subtotal Operating Expenditures $ 408,230 $ 479,820 $ 447,184 $ 1,013,299Capital Improvements - - - -Debt Service - - - -Grants and Aids - - - -Transfers 3,737,991 3,685,371 3,685,371 3,630,091Reserves - - - -Total Operating Expenditures $ 4,146,221 $ 4,165,191 $ 4,132,555 $ 4,643,390Service Charge Reimbursements - - - -Net Expenditures $ 4,146,221 $ 4,165,191 $ 4,132,555 $ 4,643,390Expenditures by FundGeneral $ 4,146,221 $ 4,165,191 $ 4,132,555 $ 4,643,390Total Expenditures $ 4,146,221 $ 4,165,191 $ 4,132,555 $ 4,643,390Clerk of Courts Full Time Positions 225.0 225.0 216.0 216.0Highlights:The Clerk of Courts is a constitutional officer who derives authority and responsibility from constitutional and statutoryprovisions. The Clerk's office performs a wide range of recordkeeping functions, manages information for the judicial systemand provides a variety of services for the public.Courts Management is responsible for processing all required paperwork associated with civil, criminal, juvenile, and trafficcases in the Circuit and County courts and is funded by fees collected in accordance with Florida Statutes and appropriated bythe Florida Legislature. All unused appropriations are returned to the State after year end.The Clerk of Courts is also elected to serve as the Chief Financial Officer of the Board of County Commissioners, and serves asrecorder, internal auditor, and custodian of all county funds and all official records. State law requires the Clerk to return anynon-court receipts collected in excess of operating costs to the Board of County Commissioners after year end.Operating Expenses for Fiscal Year 2013 includes $1,013,299 as " In-House Support" to the Clerk to cover overheadexpenditures. This includes increases to contractual services, utility services, and repair and maintenance. These increases are aresult of the Lake County Courthouse Expansion project which will more than double the size of the Courthouse and isexpected to be completed and open by October 2012. Additionally, the budget reflects the increased risk insurance allocationfrom 25 percent to 100 percent for all County departments.Transfers for Fiscal Year 2013 of $3.6 million will allow the Clerk of Courts to maintain the current level of service andreflects a $55,280 or 1.5 percent reduction from the prior year request. To accomplish this, no new positions or salary increaseswere budgeted. In addition to the reductions for Fiscal Year 2013 the Clerk anticipates approximately $220,000 to be returnedin excess fees for Fiscal Year 2012.F - 162