Title
Joint resolution authorizing an emergency appropriation from the Court Document Storage Fund (258) to provide additional functionality for public access to court records and E-Filing.
Staff Summary
· Enhancements to the E-Filing application, which were not included in the FY2013 approved budget, have been requested by the Judges of the Circuit Court.
· Additionally, it is necessary for us to update the website for the Circuit Clerk and to develop a mobile based application.
· Estimated cost for the enhancements, upgrade and mobile development is $350,000 and will be funded through the Court Document Storage Fund (258).
· The Court Document Storage Fund currently has an estimated year-end balance of $2,750,000.
Body
WHEREAS, the Judges of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Lake County have requested additional enhancements to the approved E-Filing application being developed by the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Keith S. Brin; and
WHEREAS, the current website for the Circuit Clerk is inadequate for the Circuit Clerk's current and future needs, and it is necessary to develop a mobile E-Filing application for constituents; and
WHEREAS, the requested changes were not included in the FY2013 budget and it is requested that $350,000 be appropriated from the Court Document Storage Fund (258) to cover the costs for the modifications; and
WHEREAS, with the approval of these expenditures, the estimated FY2013 ending Fund balance will be approximately $2,400,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by this County Board of Lake County, Illinois, that the additional appropriation of $350,000 from the Court Document Storage Fund (258) is approved and shall be appropriated in account 258-3110010-71220.
DATED at Waukegan, Illinois, on November 12, 2013.