Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #367FY0102

Manatee County Child Support Enforcement

Requester:

Karl Young

Organization:

Manatee County Clerk of the Circuit Court

Project Title:

Manatee County Child Support Enforcement

Date Submitted:

1/12/2002 3:15:12 PM

Sponsors:

Lesley Miller

Statewide Interest:

To increase salaries and benefits for employees.

Recipient:

Manatee County Clerk of Cirucit Court

Contact:

Karl Young

P.O. Box 25400

Contact Phone:

(941) 741-4005

Bradenton, FL 34206

Counties:

Manatee

Gov't Entity:

Yes

Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):

Project Description:

This issue request funds for annual salary and benefits increases for the Manatee County Child Support Enforcement, which was created legislatively in 1985.� Manatee County Child Support Enforcement staff are employees of the County Clerk of the Circuit Court under contract with the Department of Revenue to provide full IV-D Child Support Enforcement (CSE) services for the citizens of Manatee County.� Manatee County CSE is 100% funded by state and federal funds through an actual cost reimbursement contract.� All other child support enforcement staff in the state, including the Dade County Demonstration Project, which is funded under contract with the Department of Revenue in the same manner as the Manatee County project, are granted annual salary increases as part of the state employees pay package.� However, because Manatee County staff are county employees rather than state employees, any increases for annual cost of living raises must be granted seperately by the Legislature.� The county grants annual salary increases, which have generally averaged 4% and are comparable to the weighted raises granted to state employees.� Annual group insurance costs have also risen steadily over the past several years.

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

The Child Support Enforcememnt Program in Manatee County and statewide are required to meet Legislatively mandated Performance Accountability Measures (PAM's), which also determine the amount of Federal incentive monies available to the State of Florida.� During FY 2000-2001, Manatee County exceeded the established targets and also performed higher than the statewide averages in each of the areas listed below: The number of children born out of wedlock with paternity established: Goal: 82.40% Actual: 85.62% The % of children with a court order for support: Goal: 53% Actual: 56.89% The % of cases with child support due in a month that received payment during that month: Goal:59.6% Actual: 60.47%. The % of a child support collected that was due during the fiscal year: Goal 59.7% Actual: 61.7%

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$83,479

Total cost of the project:

$2,649,181

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

What type of match exists for this project?

None

Was this project previously funded by the State?

Unknown

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

Unknown

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

Yes

Agency:

Revenue, Department Of

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

Yes

Is there a documented need for this project?

Unknown

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

Hearing Body:

Department of Revenue

Meeting Date:

10/12/2001