TO: | Honorable Will Hartnett, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB835 by Gattis (Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district in Williamson County.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2006 | $0 |
2007 | ($75,634) |
2008 | ($129,659) |
2009 | ($129,659) |
2010 | ($129,659) |
Fiscal Year | Probable (Cost) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2005 |
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2006 | $0 | 0.0 |
2007 | ($75,634) | 1.0 |
2008 | ($129,659) | 1.0 |
2009 | ($129,659) | 1.0 |
2010 | ($129,659) | 1.0 |
According to information provided by the Williamson County Judge's Office, the one-time set-up costs for the court would be $44,300. County officials estimate that yearly expenses for the court would total $497,027, including the salaries and benefits for office staff and expenses of the district court of $180,000 a year; $37,511 a year for the district clerk's office; and $264,216 for the salaries and benefits of two new attorneys, two additional staff members, and an investigator in the district attorney's office. Training and travel expenses also are included for all three offices.
For fiscal 2007, it is assumed that the proposed 425th Judicial District would be in a start-up mode and therefore, there would be no additional revenue initially to offset the cost of the additional judicial district. In the future, however, it is assumed that improved caseload management brought about by the creation of a new judicial district could result in higher revenues.
Source Agencies: | 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
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LBB Staff: | JOB, ZS, TB, DLBa
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