(a) The additional court costs or fees collected by the Circuit Court Clerk of Madison County shall be deposited into the Judicial Administration Fund, which is hereby created.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the Madison County Commission use the proceeds from the Judicial Administration Fund to maintain current staffing levels in the District Attorney's Office and Judicial Branch of government in Madison County.
(c) For the fiscal year commencing on October 1, 2004, the Madison County Commission shall appropriate from the Judicial Administration Fund one hundred fourteen thousand four hundred six dollars ($114,406) to the Madison County District Attorney's Office to hire two staff attorneys and support services for those attorneys. The Madison County Commission shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Administrative Office of Courts, effective November 27, 2003, that is necessary to maintain the current staffing levels in the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit, including bailiffs (Court Attendants I), law clerks (Court Attendants II), employees of the clerk's office, employees of the court administrator's office, and two warrant magistrates. The Madison County Commission shall advance the necessary funds to the Administrative Office of Courts for reappropriation to pay for the salary and benefits of the aforementioned employees of the Twenty-third Judicial Circuit and, thereafter, appropriate the funds from the Judicial Administration Fund to the Administrative Office of Courts. These employees shall remain employees of the Administrative Office of Courts and shall continue to be entitled to the appropriate state benefits including, but not limited to, retirement and insurance. The Madison County Commission shall be reimbursed for all funds advanced to the Administrative Office of Courts from court costs collected under this subpart. After appropriating funds to the district attorney's office, to the Administrative Office of Courts, and for the repayment of the monies advanced to the Administrative Office of Courts, any surplus funds shall be deposited in the General Fund of Madison County and appropriated by the Madison County Commission.
Last modified: May 3, 2021