File name: JACBudgetHearings2013_20130114_085425.dcr Folder: C:\Documents and Settings\happropriations\My Documents\JAC Audio 2013 0 ~ 1/14/2013 8:58:50 AM ~ Start Recording 3 ~ 1/14/2013 8:58:53 AM ~ Bebout Roll call 21 ~ 1/14/2013 8:59:11 AM ~ Harshman Mr. Homar 38 ~ 1/14/2013 8:59:28 AM ~ Blonigen 1:17 ~ 1/14/2013 9:00:06 AM ~ harshman call back informatin in folder on desks 1:35 ~ 1/14/2013 9:00:25 AM ~ Harshman Agencies divided among reps and senators 2:27 ~ 1/14/2013 9:01:16 AM ~ Blonigen office about 93 percent personnel costs. Budget cuts in personnel; Addressed cuts through personnel cuts; Designated position vacant due to a retirement. Rotating staff to cover work; elimination of positon ; 3500 new files; elimination of position would get us to 8 percent; grant positions; status of cases limited by cut; Gov recommended reduction of 4.6 percent; Supported restoring position 6:21 ~ 1/14/2013 9:05:11 AM ~ Harshman questions 6:30 ~ 1/14/2013 9:05:19 AM ~ Perkins AG request; conserns of 7:11 ~ 1/14/2013 9:06:01 AM ~ Blonigen; very good idea; how do you use it; sporatic; like to see it kept intact; How are we going to use it; 8:30 ~ 1/14/2013 9:07:20 AM ~ Perkins adjucting rules 8:42 ~ 1/14/2013 9:07:32 AM ~ Blonigen 8:54 ~ 1/14/2013 9:07:43 AM ~ Perkins last 8-10 years some indication of growth in case loads 9:22 ~ 1/14/2013 9:08:11 AM ~ Blonigen slight decrease in felony cases; misdimeaner cases; 700-750 kids going through; foster care placements; steady in cases; 10:55 ~ 1/14/2013 9:09:44 AM ~ Perkins complexity in cases 11:05 ~ 1/14/2013 9:09:55 AM ~ Blonigen not had homiside cases excl casper college; more reports on elderly abuse 12:01 ~ 1/14/2013 9:10:51 AM ~ Perkins down a staff member and a half 12:19 ~ 1/14/2013 9:11:08 AM ~ Blonigen 8 percent would require additional ; 12:42 ~ 1/14/2013 9:11:32 AM ~ Perkins increase case load in victum rightrs; expand on elimination of 13:16 ~ 1/14/2013 9:12:06 AM ~ Blonigen keep in contact with people; drop contact you loose people; upset with criminal justice system; 14:26 ~ 1/14/2013 9:13:15 AM ~ Perkins don't use abreviations 14:42 ~ 1/14/2013 9:13:31 AM ~ Blonigen grant for domenstic vilence; better service to public 15:21 ~ 1/14/2013 9:14:11 AM ~ Perkins page 12 of budget-discontinue of-- 15:58 ~ 1/14/2013 9:14:48 AM ~ Blonigen cut attorney; people make sure all -- 16:43 ~ 1/14/2013 9:15:33 AM ~ Perkins logistice of cases, witnesses; curtail number of cases; way shifted to city staff 17:35 ~ 1/14/2013 9:16:25 AM ~ Blonigen would happen with low level cases; shoplifting cases; 18:19 ~ 1/14/2013 9:17:09 AM ~ Perkins adverse affect 18:29 ~ 1/14/2013 9:17:18 AM ~ Blonigen more diversions to city court; 18:48 ~ 1/14/2013 9:17:38 AM ~ Harshman mr cochair 18:56 ~ 1/14/2013 9:17:46 AM ~ Bebout grants, where do they come from 19:07 ~ 1/14/2013 9:17:57 AM ~ Blonigen federal grants don't mix funding streams; other grant federal money comes through state 19:53 ~ 1/14/2013 9:18:43 AM ~ Bebout one position restored by Gov. 3 positons 20:22 ~ 1/14/2013 9:19:12 AM ~ Blonigen 2 state funded positons. 3 total 20:43 ~ 1/14/2013 9:19:32 AM ~ Bebout how do you determine how many attorneys you need? how do you come up with 8 21:23 ~ 1/14/2013 9:20:13 AM ~ Blonigen divide into areas of responsibility. Administrative work 22:04 ~ 1/14/2013 9:20:54 AM ~ Bebout biannual 22:17 ~ 1/14/2013 9:21:07 AM ~ Richards position cut for 24 months; 4.6 percent 22:47 ~ 1/14/2013 9:21:37 AM ~ Bebout looking at 8 percent 22:58 ~ 1/14/2013 9:21:48 AM ~ Harshman 23:04 ~ 1/14/2013 9:21:54 AM ~ Stubson explain purpose of funding 23:23 ~ 1/14/2013 9:22:12 AM ~ Blonigen; problems in Natrona co. need professional people; 1981 split creating two districts; other counties more problematic; Idea sound professional prosecution; 25:12 ~ 1/14/2013 9:24:01 AM ~ Stubson how is funding modified 25:26 ~ 1/14/2013 9:24:16 AM ~ Blonigen several asistants in Campbell co making much more; tend to start at higher salaries; 26:08 ~ 1/14/2013 9:24:57 AM ~ Stubson down a receptionist position 26:25 ~ 1/14/2013 9:25:15 AM ~ Blonigen receptionist been with us for many years 26:45 ~ 1/14/2013 9:25:34 AM ~ Stubson number of employees. haow has office changed 27:03 ~ 1/14/2013 9:25:53 AM ~ Blonigen 2003 most of the increase. 3 quarter time situation, 2005 from 3/4 to full time 28:11 ~ 1/14/2013 9:27:01 AM ~ Nicholas: asking for cut.. Litnus test; begin process now; operate 29:22 ~ 1/14/2013 9:28:12 AM ~ Blonigen; difficult 2 positions cut; people would need to give up programs; decrease prosecution of cases DUI; remove 30:25 ~ 1/14/2013 9:29:14 AM ~ Nicholas 4 percent creep; changes in wages; increase in employee 30:56 ~ 1/14/2013 9:29:46 AM ~ Blonigen every person on family plan; growth ; continue to start new attorneys at wages; 31:56 ~ 1/14/2013 9:30:45 AM ~ Nichalos likelyhood of grants being cut 32:09 ~ 1/14/2013 9:30:59 AM ~ Blonigen 2 areas well protected; Dept of justice4 more at risk; two years problaby need 32:57 ~ 1/14/2013 9:31:47 AM ~ Nicholas amount counties kickin vs other counties 33:17 ~ 1/14/2013 9:32:07 AM ~ Blonigen counties only obligated to give us office space; 33:41 ~ 1/14/2013 9:32:30 AM ~ Nichalos approach county to kick in addl funds 34:00 ~ 1/14/2013 9:32:50 AM ~ Blonigen no as we go on with this year not sure 34:24 ~ 1/14/2013 9:33:13 AM ~ Harshman Mr Hormar; Issue with counties ; number of FTEs 34:57 ~ 1/14/2013 9:33:47 AM ~ Blonigen county money going into certain 35:16 ~ 1/14/2013 9:34:06 AM ~ Dockstader anything coming from federal level is a grant? 35:41 ~ 1/14/2013 9:34:31 AM ~ Blonigen loose attorney working off grant to fund attorney; concerned it would go away 36:22 ~ 1/14/2013 9:35:11 AM ~ Harshman any other questions. Thank you next agency 151 36:49 ~ 1/14/2013 9:35:39 AM ~ Homar can talk about budget 37:24 ~ 1/14/2013 9:36:14 AM ~ Harshman take us through your budget 37:40 ~ 1/14/2013 9:36:29 AM ~ Homar Gov has reduced reduction to 4 percent; 900 series used for trial work; money goes fast with DUI cases; 900 series IT person. Don't use state IT, more exspensive; contract positions (2) in 900 series; partime position in reception; part-time in domestic vilence; Carry grant reinstated; Federally funded position; No attorney attorneys state funded doing domestic -; would need a state funded attorney if not for federal grant; Cuts - all came out of 900 series; how would we pay for prosecutions; 900 series money returned; additional cuts into staff members 42:54 ~ 1/14/2013 9:41:44 AM ~ Nicholas case load 43:07 ~ 1/14/2013 9:41:56 AM ~ Homar took office in 2007. DCI reports; felony cases level; misdemeanor cases; traffic cases; domentic vi cases high load;felony active 30 to ; lower level felony cases; newer felony attorneys given less complex cases. 45:35 ~ 1/14/2013 9:44:24 AM ~ Nicholas plan to biannualize cuts walk us through 45:58 ~ 1/14/2013 9:44:48 AM ~ Homar 900 series can handle 4 percent cut. 8 percent will cut staff; Have not asked to additional staff since taking office; one state funded position --; domestic violence cases; one legal assistant to two attorneys; part 48:07 ~ 1/14/2013 9:46:57 AM ~ Nicholas higher domestic violence than Natrona co 48:30 ~ 1/14/2013 9:47:20 AM ~ Homar no problem with across the board cut if---; investigator pay raised due to Hay study; difficult to tell staff need to take 8 percent pay cut; legal assistant; 50:12 ~ 1/14/2013 9:49:02 AM ~ Nicholas 50:20 ~ 1/14/2013 9:49:10 AM ~ Homar; combination of inforcement and grant attroneys to go forward with cases; significant training in Laramie co. More training in lawenforcement, more cases; 51:26 ~ 1/14/2013 9:50:15 AM ~ Perkins difficult ot biannalize cuts; 8 percent budget cut - how to prioritize office 52:10 ~ 1/14/2013 9:51:00 AM ~ Homar victum witness area; difficult being mandated to do several things; victum bill of rights; starting to see more expungement requests; restoration of rights; need to provide services required by judges; all drug crimes through office; statutes on crimes; circuit courts'; 55:15 ~ 1/14/2013 9:54:04 AM ~ Esquibel how 55:32 ~ 1/14/2013 9:54:22 AM ~ Homar enhanced DNA; newer techniques cut down number of trials; better evidence reduces trials; 56:38 ~ 1/14/2013 9:55:28 AM ~ Harshman other questions; appreciate you time Recess until 3 p.m. 57:42 ~ 1/14/2013 9:56:32 AM ~ Stop Recording