" In the current fiscal year, the Legislature used $750 million in court construction funds to address
the state’s overall budget shortfall. This included loans from court construction funds totaling
$440 million and a one-time redirection of court construction funds to the General Fund—not the
courts—of another $310 million, equivalent to an entire year’s worth of SB 1407 program
revenues. In response, the council canceled two courthouse projects, reduced budgets on all
others, and delayed several projects. In addition, $213 million of court facilities funds—
originally budgeted for both construction and facility modifications—were redirected to trial
court operations in the current fiscal year. "
Poor Alpine & Sierra Counties. They got cut out altogether.
Taking the money out of the construction fund to the General Fund. Who knows when they will pay it back.
Another chunk of money to the trial courts-again, when is it going to be paid back. This is why people are disgusted with signing any petitions for ballot measures for bonds. The money gets taken and used to fill a hole somewhere else instead of getting management the training and tools to reduce cost and ineffectiveness in their departments. Yet more committees to review what we already know.
I know, most of you know this. Seeing it in black and white has affected me more than just talking about it.
Now back to our regulary scheduled program.
Have a good weekend
the state’s overall budget shortfall. This included loans from court construction funds totaling
$440 million and a one-time redirection of court construction funds to the General Fund—not the
courts—of another $310 million, equivalent to an entire year’s worth of SB 1407 program
revenues. In response, the council canceled two courthouse projects, reduced budgets on all
others, and delayed several projects. In addition, $213 million of court facilities funds—
originally budgeted for both construction and facility modifications—were redirected to trial
court operations in the current fiscal year. "
Poor Alpine & Sierra Counties. They got cut out altogether.
Taking the money out of the construction fund to the General Fund. Who knows when they will pay it back.
Another chunk of money to the trial courts-again, when is it going to be paid back. This is why people are disgusted with signing any petitions for ballot measures for bonds. The money gets taken and used to fill a hole somewhere else instead of getting management the training and tools to reduce cost and ineffectiveness in their departments. Yet more committees to review what we already know.
I know, most of you know this. Seeing it in black and white has affected me more than just talking about it.
Now back to our regulary scheduled program.
Have a good weekend
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