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Fiscal Year 2019-20 Judicial Budget Request <br />Page 2 of 3 <br />continued expenses totaling $2,536 for satellite phones and communications to the data <br />center. These latter requested amounts are divided among the counties based upon <br />population. <br />B. Information Technology Services: Continued salaries and benefits for six full-time <br />positions, as follows: System Architecture Analyst (1.0 FTE), Information Systems <br />Application Manager (1.0 FTE), Desktop Support Technicians (2.0 FTE), and System <br />Support Analysts (2.0 FTE). In addition, the request includes expenses totaling $756,828 <br />for hardware, software, and network maintenance necessary to sustain the operations of <br />the courts. <br />C. Separate County Expenses: The budget request includes $65,000 for wiring for <br />technology improvements in Indian River, Martin, and Okeechobee Counties, and <br />$40,000 for wiring in St. Lucie County. <br />D. Local Option Funding: The budget request further includes the continuation of local <br />funds to support the following: <br />• Compensation of contractual mediators for small claims mediations in the <br />amount of $22,434 from the Mediation Trust Fund Reserve, pursuant to fees <br />previously collected under section 44.108, Florida Statutes. <br />• Two trial court case management positions (2.0 FTE) for Drug and Mental <br />Health Courts from the Court Innovations Trust Fund and/or other funds <br />collected pursuant to section 939.185, Florida Statutes. <br />• A trial court law clerk position (1.0 FTE) from the Court Innovations Trust <br />Fund of Martin, Okeechobee, and St. Lucie Counties collected pursuant to <br />section 939.185, Florida Statutes. No funds are requested from the Court <br />Innovations Trust Fund of Indian River County, as those funds are depleting <br />and this position does not provide services for Indian River County court <br />cases. <br />• A part-time case manager from the Court Innovations Trust Fund of Martin <br />County in the amount of $20,000 in other contractual services. Funds are <br />requested from the Court Innovations Trust Fund of Martin County only, as <br />this position does not provide case management support on probate cases <br />initiated in St. Lucie, Indian River, or Okeechobee Counties. <br />• Lastly, this budget submission includes $20,000 in expense funds from the <br />Court Innovations Trust Fund for judicial and administrative strategic <br />planning for the Circuit. <br />250 NW Country Club Drive, Suite 217 e Port St. Lucie, FL 34986 e (772) 807-4370 e (772) 807-4377 <br />55 <br />