HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 03-25RESOLUTION NO.03-25
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,CERTIFYING THE MUNICIPAL COURT
QUARTERLY REVENUE COLLECTED ABOVE THE BASELINE COURT
COLLECTION FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2003-2004 FISCAL YEAR;
DIRECTING STAFF TO FORWARD THE CERTIFICATION TO THE STATE
TREASURER'S OFFICE;AND DIRECTING STAFF TO SEND SEVENTY-FIVE
PERCENT OF ANY QUARTERLY REVENUES COLLECTED IN EXCESS OF THE
CERTIFIED BASELINE LEVELS TO THE STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE
SUBJECT TO MONTHLY REVENUE COLLECTION LIMITATIONS
WHEREAS,the Arizona State legislature recently enacted Arizona Revised
Statutes Annotated §12-116.04,which enables the State to collect
additional monies from cities and towns to balance the State's budget
deficit for rising health insurance costs and retirement benefits for
state employees;and
WHEREAS,the Mayor and City Council of Apache Junction,Arizona adopted
Resolution No.03-20 certifying the 2002-2003 fiscal year municipal
court quarterly revenue collections as directed by said legislation;and
WHEREAS,the Administrative Office of the Supreme Court has provided
formulas and worksheets to municipal and county courts to assist those
courts with the computation of excess court collections pursuant to
Arizona Revised Statutes Annotated §12-116.04;and
WHEREAS,the municipal court collections for the first quarter of fiscal
year 2003-2004 have exceeded the baseline court collections for fiscal
year 2002-2003;and
WHEREAS,the municipal court collections for the first quarter of fiscal
year 2003-2004 appear to have exceeded baseline quarterly collections
sometime during the month of August 2003;and
WHEREAS,the municipal court is required to remit a portion of each
month's court collections to the State Treasurer and other agencies by
the 15' day of the following month;and
WHEREAS,the municipal court in September 2003 remitted required
distributions from August 2003 court collections to various agencies
including the State Treasurer and advised the State Treasurer's Office
by letter that a portion of said remittances likely represented excess
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revenue collections,but that the official excess collection computation
could not take place until the end of the first quarter;and
WHEREAS,the total municipal court revenue available for distribution is
limited to revenue collections for September 2003 said amount reported
on Exhibit A;and
WHEREAS,the total revenues for the first quarter of fiscal year 2003-
2004 exceed certified baseline court collections for the first quarter
of 2002-2003 by the amount reported on Exhibit A.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE
JUNCTION,ARIZONA,as follows:
SECTION I:The Mayor and City Council certify that first quarter
municipal court collections for the 2003-2004 Fiscal Year exceed
previously certified baseline court collections as reflected in Exhibit
A.The City Clerk shall send a copy of this Resolution including
Exhibit A to the Arizona State Treasurer's Office before October 15,
2003.
SECTION II:The City Finance Department shall transmit seventy-five
percent (75%)of any amount above the baseline level as computed by
formulas provided by the Administrative Office of the Supreme Court to
the Arizona State Treasurer's Office before October 15,2003,provided
that the amount transmitted shall not exceed the municipal court
collections for the month of September 2003.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE
JUNCTION,ARIZONA,THIS 7th DAY OF October ,20 03,•
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 7th DAY OF October
ATTEST:
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KATHLEEN CONNELLY
City Clerk
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DOUGLAS CULEMAN
Mayor
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
JOE TERN
City Attbrney
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EXHIBIT A
CERTIFIED FIRST QUARTER A.R.S. § 12-116.04 COLLECTIONS
APACHE JUNCTION MUNICIPAL COURT FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2003-2004
(In U.S. Dollars)
First Qtr Second Qtr Third Qtr Fourth Qtr TOTAL
July -Sept 03 Oct -Dec 03 Jan -Mar 04 Apr -June 04
162,524.43 162,524.43
NOTES: Baseline versus current year
Changes in collections for A.R.S. § 12-116.04 funds
75% of the net increase
Adjusted amount to be sent to State Treasurer from available funds
As of Oct. 6, 2003 at 2:58 p.m.
$83,622.76
$62,717.07
$46,870.38