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| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #2245 |
| Unified Family Court |
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| Requester: |
Barry E. Krischer |
Organization: |
State Attorney, 15th Circuit |
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| Project Title: |
Unified Family Court |
Date Submitted |
1/12/2006 5:11:09 PM |
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| Sponsors: |
Aronberg |
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| Statewide Interest: |
| Pilot project to create a fully integrated, comprehensive approach to handling all cases involving children and families, which could be used as a model for all circuits in Florida. |
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| Recipient: |
Office of the State Attorney, 15th Circuit |
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Contact: |
Michael Edmondson |
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401 North Dixie Highway |
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Contact Phone: |
(561) 355-7249 |
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West Palm Beach 33460 |
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Contact email: |
medmondson@sa15.state.fl.us |
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| Counties: |
Palm Beach |
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| Gov't Entity: |
Yes |
Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): |
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| Project Description: |
| UFC was formed based on the finding that families in Palm Beach County involved in the justice system w/ multiple cases pending in separate courts would be better served through a comprehensive approach in which family, juvenile, and domestic violence cases are integrated into one system. The key components of the pilot project are special screening procedures, case management, informed judicial decision-making, and resource coordination. |
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| Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? |
No |
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| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: |
| Improved service efficiency for cases involving children and families. |
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| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: |
$545,279 |
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| Total cost of the project: |
$545,279 |
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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: |
$545,279 |
To Fund: |
Operations |
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| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? |
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No |
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| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? |
No |
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| Is there a documented need for this project? |
Yes |
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Documentation: |
Florida's Supreme Court report re: Report of Family Court Steering Committee, 794 So. 2d 518 |
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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: |
Palm Beach County Commission/ Leg. Delegation Mtg. |
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Hearing Meeting Date: |
12/12/2005 |
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| Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida? |
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No |
