FISCAL NOTE
FUND(S):
Sources of Revenue:
General Fund
Legislation creates:
A New Program
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
This bill provides that all magistrates, magistrate assistants, magistrate court clerks and deputy clerks be paid equally. This bill will eliminate the two-tier system. The 2010 Census notes a decrease in population for Lewis, McDowell, Wetzel and Wyoming Counties. West Virginia Code requires the salaries of the magistrate court personnel in these four counties to be decreased January 1, 2013.
Fiscal Note Detail
Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2012 Increase/Decrease (use"-") |
2013 Increase/Decrease (use"-") |
Fiscal Year (Upon Full Implementation) |
1. Estmated Total Cost |
583,100 |
583,100 |
583,100 |
Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Current Expenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
Number of Magistrates - 38
Amount to Equalize - $242,250
Cost of Benefits - $56,840
TOTAL: $299.090
Number of Magistrate Clerks - 19
Amount to Equalize - $98,040
Cost of Benefits - $23,000
TOTAL - $121.040
Number of Magistrate Assistants - 38
Amount to Equalize - $125,400
Cost of Benefits - $29,420
TOTAL - $154,820
Number of Deputy Clerks - 2
Amount to Equalize - $6,600
Cost of Benefits - $1,550
TOTAL - $8,150
TOTAL TO EQUALIZE MAGISTRATE COURT : $583,100
Memorandum
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Tina A. Sevy
Email Address: tina.sevy@courtswv.gov