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 Fiscal Year 2006 Proposed Budget

SECTION D -- COURTS AND CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES
COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY

TEN-YEAR HISTORY – OFFICE OF THE COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY

FY 1997 FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 ADOPTED
FY 2005
PROPOSED
FY 2006
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS
PERMANENT
     Full-Time Equivalents 39.1 39.1 32.5 32.5 32.5 32.5 32.5 32.5 32.5 32.5
TEMPORARY                    
     Full-Time Equivalents 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
GRANT FUNDED
     Full-Time Equivalents 1.0 1.5 3.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 7.0
TOTAL FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS 40.6 41.1 36.0 36.0 37.0 38.0 38.0 39.0 39.0 40.0
EXPENDITURES (000s) 2,662 2,677 2,447 2,475 2,539 2,815 2,889 2,984 3,200 3,334
REVENUES (000s)
     Fees 321 350 35 42 35 35 37 40 42 45
     Grants 682 914 1,089 1,078 1,198 1,281 1,274 1,172 1,180 1,301
TOTAL REVENUE (000s) 1,003 1,263 1,124 1,120 1,233 1,316 1,311 1,212 1,222 1,345
NET TAX SUPPORT (000s) 1,659 1,414 1,323 1,355 1,306 1,499 1,578 1,772 1,979 1,989


PROGRAM HISTORY - COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY

FY 1997: Added Parking Notice Review Officer position ($26,626, 0.6 FTE).
Added Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney (1.0 FTE) and an Administrative Assistant (2.0 FTE) positions for Juvenile Crime and Victim Witness Programs.
FY 1998: Eliminated Victim Witness Administrative Assistant ($27,976, 1.0 FTE) position.
Added Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney I (1.0 FTE) and 0.5 FTE Administrative Aide for Juvenile cases from partial funding received from the State Compensation Board.
FY 1999: Transferred the Alcohol Safety Program (ASAP) with 4.5 FTEs to the Sheriff's Office ($294,668).
Eliminated Administrative Technician I position (1.0 FTE) from the Alcohol Safety Action Program.
Transferred Administrative Assistant V position (1.0 FTE) from the Alcohol Safety Action Program to the Commonwealth Attorney and then reclassified the position to Management Specialist.
Added funding for an Assistant Commonwealth Attorney funded by the HIDTA Grant (1.0 FTE).
Full year funding for Assistant Commonwealth Attorney I (1.0 FTE) and (.5 FTE) Administrative Aide for Juvenile Cases.
Added a grant funded Victim Witness Specialist (1.0 FTE) and Administrative Assistant (1.0 FTE) in Limited Term appointments to support the Victim Witness Program.
One Administrative Assistant IV was reclassified to Administrative Technician I and functions as a continuance paralegal.
FY 2001: Added a grant funded Director position (1.0 FTE) to the Victim Witness Program.
Decreased Office of Technology (OTIS) expenditures of $10,962 to reflect the elimination of OTIS charges for data processing and personal computers as part of the transition of OTIS from an internal services fund to a general fund department.
FY 2002: Added a grant funded Victims Specialist position (1.0 FTE) to the Victim Witness Program.
FY 2003: Added a grant funded Commonwealth Attorney II position (1.0 FTE) to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) program.
FY 2004 - 1.5 FTEs are held vacant due to the statewide budget reduction in State Compensation Board revenues ($70,381).
FY 2005: No significant changes.