Discussion and possible action to approve the following budget amendments (line item transfers) within the General fund:
Acct. Number
Acct. Name
Adopted
Request
Current
End Bal.
From:
1001-2300-001-451147-025
Jurors-Other Expenses -CCL1
$2,500
$1,000
$2,500
$1,500.00
1001-2300-001-451147-030
Jurors-Other Expenses -CCL2
$2,500
$1,000
$2,400
$1,400.00
$2,000
To:
1001-2300-001-451147-020
Jurors-Other Expenses -406th
$5,000
$2,000
$386.37
$2,386.37
Issue: Allocated funds are about to be exhausted due to expenses incurred during first term of grand jury meetings and to the department presiding over several criminal and civil jury trials. Additional funds are necessary to cover the expenses of jury trials and the second term of grand jury meetings expected to be held during the last trimester of FY 2017-2018.
Solution: Allocate additional funds from the County Court at Law No. 1 and No.2 Jurors-Other Expenses accounts.
Result: The department will be able to cover expenses which will be incurred during the second term of grand jury meetings and jury trials expected to be held during the last trimester of FY 2017-2018.