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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE <br />OF THE COURTS <br />APR ] p 7018 <br />n <br />April 6, 2018 <br />Honorable Peter D. O'Bryan, Chairman <br />Board of County Commissioners <br />1801 27`x' Street <br />Vero Beach, Florida 32960-3388 <br />Thomas A. Genua; <br />Trial Courl ACMil7lS11"alar <br />RE: FY 2018/2019 Judicial Budget Request <br />Dear Commissioner O'Bryan: <br />RECEIVED <br />APR 10 2018 <br />F-0ARD OF COUNTY <br />COMAUSSION <br />NINETEENTH <br />JUDICIAL CIRCUIT <br />C9S �0 3UT10�11 l T <br />C2r�rnissioners <br />l,c+minis! (dor Ji3 <br />Alinrner D n` <br />Com;nu iity Qev. <br />Frnerp. sarrices <br />6enerai Services <br />Hurnon Resources <br />0 h` a, <br />Pul)ll( Works <br />Recrenlion <br />Ulilities Services <br />0!her <br />Please find attached the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit's fiscal year 2018/2019 budget request as approved by <br />Chief Judge Elizabeth A. Metzger. Unless otherwise specified, each county's share of each item is based upon <br />that county's percentage of the total population of this Circuit. <br />A brief explanation of the items in the budget request is as follows: <br />A. Rent: Article V of the State Constitution and section 29.008, Florida Statutes requires the counties <br />to provide facilities for the circuit and county courts. The court is not provided with amounts for <br />rent. <br />B. Utilities: Article V of the State Constitution and section 29.008, Florida Statutes requires the <br />counties to provide utilities to the courts. The court is not provided with amounts for utilities. <br />C. Communications: Article V of the State Constitution and section 29.008. Florida Statutes requires <br />the counties to provide "[t]elephone system infrastructure, including computer lines, telephone <br />switching equipment, and maintenance, and facsimile equipment, wireless communications, cellular <br />telephones, pagers, and video teleconferencing equipment and line charges. Each county shall <br />continue to provide access to a local carrier for local and long distance set -vice and shall pay toll <br />charges for local and Ion; distance service local and long distance telephone services." The amount <br />Of this expense is not provided to the court for three counties. In addition, there is a continuation of <br />courier services between the courthouse sites throughout the Circuit in this year's budget request in <br />the amount of $20.442.00, which is divided among the counties based upon population percentage. <br />D. Information Technolog<r Services: Article V of the State Constitution and section 29.008, Florida <br />Statutes requires the counties to provide "[a]ll computer networks, systems and equipment, including <br />computer hardware and software, modems, printers, wiring, network connections, maintenance, <br />support staff or services including any county -funded support staff located in the offices of the <br />circuit court, county courts[.]" This year's budget request includes the continuation of six <br />250 N.W. Country Club Drive, Suite 217 * Port St. Lucie. FL 34936 • (772) 307-4370 - FAX (772) 307-4377 <br />56 <br />