1. 8:00 a.m. Welcome and Approval of Minutes.........Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant
(TAB 1 - Action)
2. 8:05 a.m. FY 2027 Annual Budget Planning Overview..............................Ron Gordon
8:10 a.m. Legislature's Approach to FY 2027 Budget...........................Steven Allred
Deputy Fiscal Analyst, Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst
8:35 a.m. Utah Economic Outlook................................................... Dr. Robbi Foxxe
GOPB Chief Economist and Managing Director of
Policy and Economic Analysis
9:15 a.m. FY 2025 Filings and Disposition Count..........................Tucker Samuelsen
(TAB 2 - Information)
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. Introduction to Budget Requests Prioritization Process...........Karl Sweeney
BFMC and Boards of Judges Rankings
(TAB 3)
FY 2027 Legislative Budget Requests (reflecting BFMC rankings)
CORE Courthouse Workforce - Recruit and Retain..........................................Ron Gordon
(TAB 4) Bart Olsen
Judicial Officers and Support Staff .................................................Ron Gordon
(TAB 5) Bart Olsen
Shane Bahr
Sonia Sweeney
Nick Stiles
Sixth District Training Coordinator.....................................................................Chris Morgan
(TAB 6) Linda Ekker
Integrated Domestic Violence Court Project Funding - Tooele County.........Amy Hernandez
(TAB 7)
Domestic Violence Program Funding - Grand and Wasatch Counties...........Amy Hernandez
(TAB 8)
Guardianship Signature Program Funding.............................................................Keri Sargent
(TAB 9) Shonna Thomas
11:45 a.m. Break/Lunch
12:00 p.m. Prioritization of FY 2027 Legislative Budget Requests.........Karl Sweeney
Scoring Worksheet..........................................................................................Alisha Johnson
(TAB 10 - Action)
3. 12:35 p.m. Chair's Report............................................Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant
(Information)
4. 12:40 p.m. State Court Administrator's Report..........................................Ron Gordon
(Information)
5. 12:50 p.m. Reports: Management Committee ...Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant
Budget and Fiscal Management Committee........................Judge Rita Cornish
Liaison Committee............................................................Judge Thomas Low
Policy, Planning, and Technology Committee ...Judge James Gardner
Bar Commission...................................................................Katie Woods, esq.
(TAB 11 - Information)
6. 1:00 p.m. Budget and Grants.....................................................................Karl Sweeney
(TAB 12 - Action)
- Monthly YTD Financials ...............................................Alisha Johnson
(Item 1 - Information)
- Grant Items
(Item 2 - Action)
1. Request to Accept Funds SAFG ...........................Jordan Murray
Katy Burke
2. GAP Request for MyCase Development Work.....Jordan Murray
Janine Liebert
- JWI Funded Interpreter Curriculum with USU ......................Ron Gordon
(Item 3 - Information) Jessica Leavitt
7. 1:15 p.m. Second District Veteran Treatment Court..........................Judge Craig Hall
(TAB 13 - Action) Katy Burke
Cris Seabury
8. 1:25 p.m. Certification of Treatment Courts ............................................Cris Seabury
(TAB 14 - Action) Katy Burke
9. 1:40 p.m. Transition from OCAP to MyPaperwork ...............................Janine Liebert
(TAB 15 - Information) Jonathan Mark
10. 1:50 p.m. Rules for Final Approval .....................................................Keisa Williams
(TAB 16 - Action)
11. 1:55 p.m. Consent Calendar.. ...........Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant
(Action)
12. 2:00 p.m. Old Business / New Business All
(Discussion)
13. 2:10 p.m. Certification of Court Commissioners................................Shane Bahr
(Action)
14. 2:15 p.m. Executive Session . Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant
15. 2:45 p.m. Adjourn .Chief Justice Matthew B. Durrant
Consent Calendar
The consent calendar items in this section are approved without discussion if no objection has been raised with the Administrative Office of the Courts or with a Judicial Council member by the scheduled Judicial Council meeting or with the Chair of the Judicial Council during the scheduled Judicial Council meeting.
1. Rules for Final Approval (non-substantive changes)
(TAB 17)
2. Appointment of Chair for WINGS Committee
(TAB 18)
3. Tribal Liaison Committee Appointments
(TAB 19)
4. Probation Policies
(TAB 20)
5. Forms
(TAB 21)
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