Program

Personnel & Fringes

Contractual

Expenses

Total Expenses

Revenue

Local Share

Legislative/Administrative Counsel (LAC)

29,929

$975

$30,904

$0

$30,904

DSS Counsel (DSS)

$231,522

$7950

$239,472

$220,000

$19,472

Other Departmental Counsel (DC)

$34,569

$1157

$35,726

$0

$35,726

Juvenile Prosecution (JP)

$21,095

$718

$21,813

$0

$21,813

Program Totals

$317,115

$10,800

$327,915

$220,000

$107,915

Programs

Performance Measures

2005 Outcomes

2006 Projected Outcomes

Legislative/Administrative Counsel:

Provide timely and accurate legal opinions to legislature and County Administrator

% of contracts and opinion requests responded to in 48 hours 2005: 491 –95%

Seneca Harbor Park Land transfer

Pending litigation

DSS Counsel:

Legal advice, Prosecution of Child abuse and neglect case, enforcement of support cases, PINS presentment, Claims collection

Provide timely and effective prosecution of neglect, abuse, and support cases including “real time” advice to caseworkers

Hotlines:2004:369, 2005:324

CPS Referrals: 2004:48

2005:50

2 Appellate Division appeals and large increase in caseload due to increase in hotlines. Implementation of changes in permanency laws.

Integration of PINS procedure into DSS

Pending litgation

Departmental Counsel-Other:

Legal advice to each county department including tax litigation

Provide timely and accurate legal opinions and contract review to departments

% of contracts and opinion requests responded to in 48 hours- 2005: 491 –95%

Johnson Litigation

Lakes District Septic Protocol

Potential of County Wide Real Property Tax enforcement

Juvenile Prosecution:

Prosecution of all misdemeanors and felonies committed by defendants under 16 years of age.

Timely evaluation and presentment of cases to Family court. Effective coordination with Law enforcement agencies, and schools

Petitions: 25

Changeover of PINS to Social services per State law

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