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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS i ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: Febn~ary 9, 2006 Action Agenda Item No. .5-~~', SUBJECT: Approval of 2005 Jury Commission Compensation DEPARTMENT: Budget PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Letter from Clerk of Superior Court Donna Dean, (919) 245-2151 PURPOSE: To approve the amount of compensation to be paid to the 2005 Jury Commission. BACKGROUND: The Budget Director recently received a request from the Clerk of Superior Court, James Stanford, to increase the compensation paid to Orange County's Jury Commission (attached). In accordance with N.C. General Statute 9-1, the compensation of jury commissioners shall be fixed by the board of county commissioners and shall be paid from the general fund of the county. In past years, the Jury Commission has met annually to prepare the master jury list at an annual compensation rate is $3,000 for each of the three jury commissioners. According to the attached letter, the process has changed slightly. In November 2005, the Jury Commission met and prepared a master jury list for the two years instead of just one year. The creation of the master jury list for the two-year period involves more work on the part of the jury commission members. To that end, it is requested that the current rate of $3,000 per year be changed to $6,000 every-other year. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The financial impact over atwo-year period remains unchanged from the current compensation rate. No funds were expended from the Clerk of Courts General Fund budget during last fiscal year (2004-05). Staff recommends that unexpended funds from the previous fiscal year be carried forward and added to the current year budget to pay the Jury Commission for their recent work. RECOMMENDATION (S): The Manager recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve the amount of compensation to be paid to the 2005 Jury Commission at $6,000 far each of the three Jury Commissioners,