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2009-10 Adopted Budget - City of Hoquiam

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CITY OF HOQUIAM<strong>2009</strong>-20<strong>10</strong> BIENNIAL OPERATING BUDGETDepartment Accomplishments and GoalsDepartment: Municipal Court Department Director: EisenhowerDepartment Number: 02 Fund: 0012007-2008 Accomplishments:1. Inceased Court time for quarterly Warrant Sweep Program.2. Court provided personnel for Warrant Sweep Weekends. The court clerk worked overtime at the <strong>of</strong>fice and jailfrom Friday night through Sunday. The clerk was also available and processed releases and bail settings late into theevenings by receiving calls from the Police Department and faxing orders from home <strong>of</strong>fice. The Clerk processed 26-30 inmates for each jail weekend.3. Maintained required court reporting and added additional reports to the <strong>City</strong> Administrator and Police Chief.4. Implemented and expanded use <strong>of</strong> “day jail” sentencing alternative, reducing incarceration costs.5. Greatly increased time payment program for infractions as well as criminal charges.6. Improved efficiency <strong>of</strong> afternoon court docket by adding extra an extra afternoon court session on the 5thTuesdays <strong>of</strong> the month.7. Clerk attended the District and Municipal Court conference, updating her training, and bringing back informationon new laws, new JIS Court System upgrades.8. The court audited <strong>10</strong>+ yr old fines for write <strong>of</strong>f as uncollectable fines. Write <strong>of</strong>f's completed and approved byJudge.9. Judge attended Judicial Conferences, received continuing judicial education credit and filed three-year report <strong>of</strong>Judicial training.<strong>10</strong>.11. Utilized part-time employees, pro-tem Judges for coverage <strong>of</strong> vacation, training and emergency leaves.12. Successfully complied with State audit review.13. Court clerk utilized access to the court JIS program on her home computer, allowing her to better hercommunications with Police and Clients on nights and weekends.Goals for the <strong>2009</strong>-20<strong>10</strong> Biennium:1. Upgrade JIS court system to accept "E-tickets".2. Complete Court personnel training to accept Electronic tickets filing from Police Department.3. Increase customer service services by adding 1/2 time deputy clerk position. Allowing court to be open to publicduring lunch hours and during court sessions.4. Increase collections with requested part time empoyee.5. Maintain full <strong>of</strong>fice hours and reduce overtime with <strong>2009</strong>-20<strong>10</strong> requested staffing. Provide reasonable customerservice in events <strong>of</strong> training, sick and vacation time absences.6. Judicial training for 'JABS" program, a judicial program <strong>of</strong> the JIS system.7. Continue on-going JIS training and attend DMCMA and Judicial conferences.8. Work with Police Department corrections to improve sentencing alternatives.9. Cooperate with on-going warrant service sweeps.<strong>10</strong>. Network with <strong>City</strong> Attorney, Police Chief and <strong>City</strong> Administrator to efficiently, effectively and lawfully administercases coming before the court.11. Attend training and certification courses to stay current with technology, procedures, substantive legal issuesand education requirements.12. Maintain participation in District and Municipal Courts Managements and Judge’s associations.13. Provide guidance, punishment and encouragement to defendants in meeting their court ordered treatment,counseling and financial obligations.130

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