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COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
DEPARTMENT BUDGET SUMMARY
MISSION STATEMENT: To ensure that all
County transactions are conducted in a legal and ethical manner.
The County Attorney's Office
provides legal counsel and advice to the County Board, County Manager and
staff, County departments, agencies, boards and commissions, School Board and
Retirement Board, and provides representation to them in litigation in state
and federal court, as well as before various administrative agencies.
FY 2004 PRIORITIES:
- To
increase availability of legal counsel and advice, and meet the expanding need
for legal services using budgeted resources.
SIGNIFICANT BUDGET CHANGES: The FY 2004 proposed budget for the County Attorney's
Office is $1,391,022. The proposed
budget reflects:
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An increase in consultant fees due to the need for
specialized outside legal assistance relating to economic development
activities ($111,000).
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An increase in fees, reflecting payments from Virginia
Railway Express for legal services ($50,000).
These fees have not been budgeted previously.
DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL SUMMARY
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FY 2002
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FY 2003
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FY 2004
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% Change
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Actual
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Adopted
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Proposed
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'03 to '04
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Personnel
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$936,528
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$1,118,880
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$1,146,947
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3%
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Non-Personnel
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261,556
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137,130
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244,075
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78%
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Total Expenditures
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1,198,084
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1,256,010
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1,391,022
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11%
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Fees
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50,000
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-
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50,000
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-
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Grants
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Total Revenues
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50,000
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-
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50,000
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-
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Net Tax Support
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$1,148,084
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$1,256,010
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$1,341,022
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7%
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Authorized FTEs
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11.0
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11.0
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11.0
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Frozen FTEs
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-
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-
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-
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Funded FTEs
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11.0
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11.0
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11.0
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PERFORMANCE MEASURES:
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FY
2001
Actual
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FY 2002
Actual
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FY 2003
Estimate
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FY
2004
Estimate
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FY
2004
Target
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Mission Outcome Measures
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New
litigation matters (non-juvenile/domestic)
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52
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36
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40
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45
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NA
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New
litigation matters
(juvenile/domestic)
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105
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119
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125
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135
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NA
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Workload Measures
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Number of
requests for legal services (excludes
litigation, personnel matters and juvenile and domestic matters)
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1,319
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1,358
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1,385
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1,420
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NA
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Number of
personnel matters
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392
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372
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390
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400
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NA
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Caseload:
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Litigation matters
(non-juvenile/domestic)
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100
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58
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65
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75
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NA
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Litigation Matters
(juvenile/domestic)
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273
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314
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325
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335
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NA
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