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Joint Resolution approving a new full-time interpreter position in the Judicial Operations Division of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit; the subsequent elimination of an existing part-time interpreter position, and a line item transfer in the amount of $10,302.
Staff Summary
· The Nineteenth Judicial Circuit has a statutory requirement to provide interpreting services in the criminal courts.
· These services are currently provided by one full-time interpreter, three part-time interpreters (two vacancies at this time), contractual interpreters, and the language line.
· The increasing need for interpreting services combined with difficulties in recruiting and retaining part-time interpreters resulted in the Court’s decision to identify the conversion of a part-time interpreter to a full-time interpreter as the number one priority for the FY09 budget process.
· A recent change in procedures regarding contract interpreters will increase the current demand for interpreters, necessitating the conversion of one part-time position to one full-time position at this time instead of at the beginning of the next fiscal year.
· Line item transfer of $10,302 from the general operating expense account 101-1102040-51135 to the appropriate court administration accounts is sufficient funding to cover the cost of this position for the remainder of FY2008, with ongoing funding to be allocated during the FY2009 budget process.
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WHEREAS, the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit has a statutory requirement to provide interpreting services in the criminal courts; and
WHEREAS, one full-time interpreter, three part-time interpreters (two vacancies at this time), contractual interpreters, and the language line currently provide interpreting services; and
WHEREAS, the increasing need for interpreting services combined with difficulties in recruiting and retaining part-time interpreters resulted in the Court’s decision to identify the conversion of a part-time interpreter to a full-...
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