| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #965 | |||||||||
| Articl V, Revision 7 Funding | |||||||||
| Requester: | Sonia Slaughter | Organization: | Bennett Brummer Public Defenders Office | ||||||
| Project Title: | Articl V, Revision 7 Funding | Date Submitted | 1/15/2004 3:09:20 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Margolis | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| Statewide problem where Public Defender's offices are facing the potential loss of 82 county paid assistant public defenders. Without the funding, there will be a crisis because Public Defenders will be unable to handle the existing volume of cases. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | Public Defenders Office, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florid | Contact: | Sonia Slaughter | ||||||
| 1320 NW 14 Street | Contact Phone: | (305) 545-1900 | |||||||
| Miami 33125 | Contact email: | sslaughter@pdmiami.com | |||||||
| Counties: | Dade | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| Article V, Revision 7 - County Funded positions & operations (to be assumed by the State) | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| Complete and appropriate funding for the Public Defenders Office in Miami-Dade County. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $4,603,387 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $4,603,387 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | None | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | No | ||||||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $4,603,387 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? | Unknown | ||||||||
| Is there a documented need for this project? | Yes | ||||||||
| Documentation: | Court Appointed Counsel Subcommittee of the Article V Indigent Services Advisory Board Recommendatio | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Yes | ||||||||
| Hearing Body: | Miami Dade Delegation | ||||||||
| Hearing Meeting Date: | 11/13/2003 | ||||||||