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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #965 |
| Articl V, Revision 7 Funding |
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| Requester: |
Sonia Slaughter |
Organization: |
Bennett Brummer Public Defenders Office |
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| Project Title: |
Articl V, Revision 7 Funding |
Date Submitted |
1/15/2004 3:09:20 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Margolis |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Statewide problem where Public Defender's offices are facing the potential loss of 82 county paid assistant public defenders. Without the funding, there will be a crisis because Public Defenders will be unable to handle the existing volume of cases. |
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| Recipient: |
Public Defenders Office, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florid |
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Contact: |
Sonia Slaughter |
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1320 NW 14 Street |
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Contact Phone: |
(305) 545-1900 |
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Miami 33125 |
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Contact email: |
sslaughter@pdmiami.com |
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| Counties: |
Dade |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| Article V, Revision 7 - County Funded positions & operations (to be assumed by the State) |
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| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Complete and appropriate funding for the Public Defenders Office in Miami-Dade County. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$4,603,387 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$4,603,387 |
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| Request has been made to fund: |
Operations |
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| What type of match exists for this project? |
None |
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Cash Amount |
$ |
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| Was this project previously funded by the state? |
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No |
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| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? |
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Yes |
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Amount: |
$4,603,387 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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Unknown |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
Unknown |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Court Appointed Counsel Subcommittee of the Article V Indigent Services Advisory Board Recommendatio |
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| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? |
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Yes |
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Hearing Body: |
Miami Dade Delegation |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
11/13/2003 |
