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HomeMy WebLinkAboutI. A. FY 2025- 26 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN ( BUDGET) 3. CIRCUIT COURTPROPOSED FY 2025-26 OPERATING BUDGET City of Virginia Beach Honorable Tanya Felton, Chief Judge Virginia Beach Circuit Court April 8, 2025 Department Organization Summary •Total FTEs •Total FTEs•Number of Divisions•Total FY 2024-25 Budget •Number of Divisions •Total FY 2024-25 Budget Total FTEs Number of Divisions Total FY 2025-26 Budget 13.5 1 $1,623,983 2 FY 2025-26 Programmatic Budget •Total FTEs •Total FTEs•Number of Divisions•Total FY 2024-25 Budget •Number of Divisions •Total FY 2024-25 Budget Operating, $235,755, 15% Personnel, $1,388,228 , 85% PROPOSED 3 Department Operating Budget Summary 4 Program FY2024-25 Amended FY 2024-25 FTE FY 2025-26 Proposed FY 2025-26 FTE Change ($)Change (%) Circuit Court $ 1,685,793 13.5 $1,623,983 13.5 -$61,810 (3.6%) Major Changes •We will be instituting a Mental Health Court with tentative start date of July 1, 2025. •Requests for jury trials have gone up from 222 in 2021 to 633 in 2024, approximately a 200% increase. This has put an enormous strain on Judges’ Office staff. Almost 500 jury trials have been scheduled in 2025 so far. 5 Initiatives Underway and Conclusion •The hiring of an additional Judicial Administrative Assistant to help better internally mange the criminal and civil dockets as well as assist with the upcoming Mental Health Court. 6