Superior Court Administration Expenditure Survey

Statistics

Superior Court Administration Expenditure Survey

The annual expenditure survey is completed by each court and probation department at the end of every fiscal year. The expenditure data collected is published in the Annual Data Report. For more information regarding the annual expenditure survey, please contact research@courts.az.gov.

DUE DATE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012:
AUGUST 15TH 2012

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUPERIOR COURT

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Please enter the name of the county for which the survey is being completed

COUNTY NAME:

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Please enter the court ID number for the court/department the survey is being completed for.

COURT ID:

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Please provide the court name for which the survey is being completed (ex. Maricopa Superior Court)

COURT NAME:

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Please enter the fiscal year for which the survey is being completed

FISCAL YEAR:

SECTION ONE - PRIMARY BUDGET EXPENDITURES

gross salaries for full-time and part-time permanent employees. Salaries for temp employees are reported in "External Services"

1. SALARIES:

Employee benefits, including FICA, personal insurance, unemployment insurance, worker's compensation, retirement, leave reserve accounts, deferred compensation, bonus/merit pay, and subsidies.

2. FRINGE BENEFITS:

operating costs, including facilities, postage/mail, courier/armored car, data processing, consumable office supplies, document preparation/ publication,memberships/ subscriptions, office equipment (non-capital), uniforms/robes, food/kitchen supplies, vending, vehicle maintenance, and education/ training.

3. OPERATIONS:

fees, transportation, per diem, lodging, transcriptions, reports, and other such expenses for NON-OPERATIONS services provided by individuals who are not salaried employees of your court.

4. EXTERNAL SERVICES:

transportation, per diem, and lodging for in and out-of-state travel costs of salaried employees on court business.

5. TRAVEL:

expenses designated as "capital" in your jurisdiction

6. CAPITAL:

7. OTHER EXPENSES FROM THE FOLLOWING ACCOUNTS

ARS 12-284(E)

A. CHILD SUPPORT AUTOMATION FUND:

ARS 25-311.01(B)

B. CONCILIATION COURT FUND:

ARS 12-305(A)

C. COUNTY LAW LIBRARY FUND:

ARS 12-284.01(C)

D. DOCUMENT STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL FUND:

ARS 12-284(D) AND 25-412

E. EXPEDITED CHILD SUPPORT and PARENTING TIME:

ARS 14-5314, 14-5414

F. PROBATE COURT FUND:

ARS 12-116(A)

G. LOCAL JCEF ACCOUNT:

ARS 12-134(B), 12-135.01

H. LOCAL ADR FEE:

OTHER EXPENDITURES NOT SPECIFIED ABOVE: PLEASE INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION OF THE EXPENSE AND THE AMOUNT.

OTHER NON SPECIFIED EXPENDITURES INCLUDING LOCAL MATCH FUNDS OR STATE AND FEDERAL DIRECT GRANTS. INCLUDE A DESCRIPTION AND AMOUNT.

I. OTHER EXPENDITURE: DESCRIPTION AND AMOUNT:

ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES INCLUDING LOCAL MATCH FUNDS AND DIRECT STATE OR FEDERAL GRANTS

J. OTHER EXPENDITURE: DESCRIPTION AND AMOUNT:

ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES INCLUDING LOCAL MATCH FUNDS AND DIRECT STATE OR FEDERAL GRANTS

K. OTHER EXPENDITURE: DESCRIPTION AND AMOUNT:

TOTAL OF EXPENDITURES IN LINES 1-7 ABOVE.

TOTAL EXPENDITURES: ITEMS 1-7 ABOVE:

SECTION 2- "CAPITAL" EXPENDITURE DEFINITION:

CAPITAL DEFINITION:

SECTION 3 - SELECTED SUBTOTALS OF CERTAIN EXPENDITURES.

Gross salaries for Superior Court Judges. Do not include salaries of referees, commissioners, hearing officers, pro-tems, arbitrators, mediators or others who hear cases.

1. Of "SALARIES" SUBTOTAL for JUDICIAL SALARIES:

Portion of operating costs for facilities, including space rental or lease, janitorial, maintenance, landscaping, electric, gas, water, telephone, FAX, and building taxes and insurance

2. Of "OPERATIONS" SUBTOTAL for FACILITIES:

portion of external services above that is used to cover costs paid to private attorneys for indigent defense of adults.

3a. Of "External Services" SUBTOTAL for ADULT INDIGENT DEFENSE:

portion of external services costs paid to private attorneys for defense of juveniles.

3b. Of "External Services" SUBTOTAL for JUVENILE DEFENSE:

portion of capital costs for facilities, including buildings and equipment. Do NOT include expenditures of county bond funds which may appear in your budget for accounting purposes.

4. Of "CAPITAL" SUBTOTAL for FACILITIES:

On line 1 above, Does the current fiscal year expenditure amount for Judicial Salaries include the 50% state contribution?:

Yes
No

How much was the 50% contribution for the current fiscal year?:

CONTACT INFORMATION

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PLEASE ENTER THE NAME OF THE PERSON COMPLETING THIS SURVEY

PREPARERS NAME:

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PLEASE PROVIDE THE PHONE NUMBER OF A CONTACT PERSON IN THE COURT.

PREPARERS PHONE:

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PROVIDE A CONTACT EMAIL

PREPARER E-MAIL:

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Please contact Research@courts.az.gov for questions relating to this survey