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Presenters:
Charles Fadeley, Justice of the Peace
Kristal Cozine, Court Administrator
▪FY24-25 Proposed Budget Presentation
Budget Committee Meeting | May 21, 2024
Justice Court Overview
Mission: Provide the
citizens of Deschutes
County with timely
access to justice at a
convenient time and
location.
Justice of the Peace
.60 FTE
Court Administrator
1.0 FTE
Court Services
Assistants
3.0 FTE
Justice Court Accomplishments
•100% business continuity despite
multiple inclement weather
closures and staffing shortages
•Minimized security threats by
replacing outdated computer
equipment
•Replaced long-tenured Court
Administrator with internal
candidate
FY 24-25 Justice Court Budget Details
•Projected Justice Court
revenue payable to
Deschutes County $504,200
•Partial transfer of $380,521
necessary to fulfill budget
requirements
24-25 RESOURCES
FY 24-25 Justice Court Budget Details
•Increased cost in personnel
services due to increase in
health care expense
•Replacement of outdated
peripherals (desktop scanners)
24-25 REQUIREMENTS
FY 24-25 Justice Court Fiscal Issues
•Loss of ability to sanction driver’s licenses for failure to comply
•Governor’s Order on Remission of Fines
•Continued increasing costs of health insurance and PERS
•Necessary replacement of
outdated peripherals
•Double coverage while
training new employees
Short-term Fiscal Issues Long-term Fiscal Issues
Current Challenges and Future Initiatives
•Complete update of continuity
of operations plan
•Additional enforcement
resources
•Search for new integration
software for imaging program
to increase functionality and
minimize security threats
•50% staff turnover with
retirement of long-tenured
Court Administrator
•Continued workload impact
due to understaffed
department of motor vehicles
•Continued revenue impact of
fine remission order
Challenges Future Initiatives
Thank you!