Idaho State Judiciary: Court E-News January 20, 2017

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In This Issue

Magistrate Judge Penny Stanford Announces Her Retirement

Legislative News: Week 2

iCourt Odyssey Update

Comments Sought on Proposed Amendments to the Appellate Rules

Free Seminar: Dementia and Its Impact on Lawyers & Judges

Human Resources News

Fifth Judicial District Mental Health Court Graduation Held

Problem-Solving Court Graduations

Judicial / Administrative Calendar

Current Calendar 01-13-17

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Legislative News: Week 2

Monday was the official state Martin Luther King Jr. /Idaho Human Rights Day Holiday but the Idaho Legislature had a full day of legislative activities on the schedule.

The first order of business was the Senate conducting a hearing on the election challenge in the recent District 29 State Senate race (Pocatello). Senator Mark Nye was ultimately declared the winner by a unanimous vote.

On the House side, there were continuing events throughout the week surrounding Representative Heather Scott from District 1 (Blanchard). Representative Scott had been stripped of her Committee assignments on the third day of the session for her earlier disparaging comments about other female House members. Continuing into this week, on Wednesday afternoon Representative Scott was reported to have issued an apology to every member of the House. However, on Thursday it was reported that the Representative objected to a standard motion to waive the full reading of a bill on the House floor which forced the clerk of the House to read aloud, word for word, before it could be taken up. The subject bill was HB 1 and was only two pages long. The purpose in reporting this event is should this objection practice continue, the pace of legislation in the House could be substantially impacted.

JFAC began a full week of hearings following their newly designed for-mat for the FY2018 budget development wherein the budget analyst assigned to the particular budget makes most of the presentation. Pow-erPoint and video presentations are no longer allowed. Administrative Director of the Courts Sara Thomas made the Court’s presentation on January 17, followed by Natasha Lattin of the 6th District CASA/GAL who made the Guardian ad Litem’s (GAL) budget presentation, which was followed by Tony Cantrill as the Executive Director of the Idaho Ju-dicial Council making the presentation on behalf of the Council.

The Legislative Committee on Change in Employee Compensation (CEC) for state employees finalized its recommendation on Tuesday evening. After several different motions which failed by varying margins, the CEC Committee ultimately adopted the Governor’s recommendation for an across the board 3% merit based CEC. Salaries for Judges are handled differently and also require separate legislation through the germane committees to amend I.C. § 59-502.

It was reported last week that the Legislature’s joint Economic Outlook & Revenue Assessment Committee (EORAC) of 2017 (EORAC) had set their revenue projection for FY 2018. The forecast predicts a 4.6% state general fund growth for FY2018. However, JFAC’s “acceptance” of that revenue projection does not equate to JFAC being obligated to budget to that number. More specifically, following budget presentations and before actual budget setting begins, JFAC will determine an actual dol-lar number to budget to; which in some years has been the EORAC num-ber and in other years it has been different. One important item that enters into this process is that by the time JFAC gets to the point of se-lecting the actual number, more financial data will exist; in particular the January 2017 general fund revenues will be known and are reported in early February.

Click here for the rest of this week’s Legislative News

Judge Melanson, Court of Appeals, announced his retirement in last week’s

Court E-News, which incorrectly said effective May 31, 2017. His correct

retirement date is June 30, 2017. Again, congratulations, Judge Melanson!

Magistrate Judge Stanford Announces Her Retirement

Clark County Magistrate Judge Penny Stanford has announced her retirement effective June 30, 2017. Congratulations, Judge Standford! Click here to read her letter.

Training & Education Corner >> Click here for the Judicial Education SharePoint site for all upcoming and archived training for Judges. >> Click here for all upcoming and archive training for Clerks & Court reporters.

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Court Committees: Agendas and Minutes Minutes: Education Committee 12-16 Minutes: Administrative Conference 10-16 Minutes: Guardianship-Conservatorship 10-16

Summary of ISC / COA Published Opinions

January 4-11, 2017 Dec. 22, 2016—Jan. 3, 2017

December 1-22, 2016

Protocol for Circulating Proposed Court Rules and Rule Amendments

Click here for the Protocol (01-20-17)

Court Protective Services

Corporal Jon Vance

Office: 208-947-7439 Cell: 208-999-2736

JVance@idcourts.net Incident Report Form

Service Desk Support

Email: service@idcourts.net

Call: 208-334-3868

Court Rule Amendments Click here to check on recent Idaho Court Rule amendments, including:

Current Rule on Electronic Filing and Service

In re: Amendments to IAR 33, effective 9-8-16

Questions or Feedback about Court Business Processes? NEW Please send them to CourtQuestions@idcourts.net

Comments Sought on Proposed Amendments to the Appellate Rules

The Appellate Rules Advisory Committee met on December 13, 2016, and recommended several amendments to the rules. The proposed amendments and the minutes of the meeting, which provide an explanation, can be found on the Supreme Court website at : https://isc.idaho.gov/main/rules-for-public-comment. Please send any comments to Cathy Derden at cderden@idcourts.net by February 17, 2017.

iCourt has successfully launched in Twin Falls County and Ada County. Work on the new court case management system is well underway in another 16 counties across the state. And at the beginning of February, work will begin in 10 more counties as the Idaho Supreme Court kicks off Wave 3 of its iCourt project. The Idaho Supreme Court and Tyler Technology, the court’s vendor on the project, will meet with representatives from Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Clearwater, Idaho, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce and Shoshone counties on February 1 in Coeur d’Alene to kick off the project. As of now, the court case management system in these counties is scheduled to launch on April 2, 2018. As each county makes the transition to iCourt, it is important to remember they will be moved to the iCourt Portal and will no longer use the Court’s Data Repository. The public can make payments online and access court documents using the iCourt Portal. Once every county in Idaho is on iCourt, the Data Repository will be phased out completely. Currently, the iCourt project is on schedule in the Wave 1 and Wave 2 counties.

Free Seminar: Dementia and its Impact on Lawyers and Judges

Message from the Idaho State Bar: On behalf of the State Bar of Arizona and the Arizona Supreme Court and in cooperation with INREACH, I am pleased to offer you and your Bar members the opportunity to watch a FREE 75-minute webcast on February 15, 2017, Dementia and its Impact on Lawyers and Judges. As you may know, the number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia, is rapidly growing in part due to the aging baby-boomer population and increased life expectancy. Currently, an estimated 5.4 million Americans are living with the disease. Our hope for the program is to share information about the signs of dementia, provide links to help navigate the available resources and to highlight, generally, the responsibilities and opportunities for lawyers and judges. The program is not intended to offer CLE credit as it has not been developed with MCLE rules in mind. Instead, it is available as a service for members of the bench and the bar. For more information, click here.

HR / Finance Links of Interest HR Recruitment Report 01-20-17 EEOP Utilization Report 10-16-15 Employee Self-Service (ESS) Tips for using ESS Phone Directory: Admin. Office of the Courts Judges Policy Manual 08-19-15 Employee Policy Manual (Effective 07-01-14) Salary Affidavits & Travel Vouchers We’re Here to Serve You! Wellness News [Health Matters]

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Current Position Openings For a complete description of all positions availa-ble, as well as application materials, click here. Database Administrator: The Idaho Courts have a career opportunity available for a Database Admin-istrator to design, install, and maintain databases for the Idaho Judiciary. The position is open until filled. Court Reporter—Madison County: The Idaho Courts have a career opportunity for a Court Reporter for Judge Gregory Moeller in the Seventh Judicial District. The Court Reporter provides verbatim reporting and transcribing of court proceedings, hearings, and conferences. The position is located in Rexburg, Idaho. The position is open until filled. Court Reporter—Fifth Judicial District: The Idaho Courts have a career opportunity available for a Court Reporter for District Judge Michael Crabtree in Cassia County. The Court Reporter will provide verbatim reporting and transcribing of court proceedings, hearings and conferences. The position is located in Burley, Idaho. The position is open until filled.

Your Corner . . . Note: “Your Corner” pages are an archive of articles of interest to a particular group. Once a story has been in the E-News, it will be saved in a group’s page, as appropriate.

Judges (updated 09-19-14) Elected/Deputy Clerks (updated 07-06-16) Court Reporters (updated 11-09-16)

Human Resources News

PERSI PERSI Spousal Benefit Update Click here for the update. INFORMATION REGARDING TAX DOCUMENTS

State of Idaho Form W-2: Your State of Idaho 2016 W-2 will be available online beginning January 10, 2017. All current employees and those in terminated status after December 31, 2015 have the ability to view and print their W-2 after logging on to our website. Instructions on accessing your W-2 online can be found at the Controller's website (sco.idaho.gov). Paper forms will be mailed January 26, 2017 to current and terminated employees who have not consented to view their W-2 by the opening of business on January 23, 2017.

Verify Your Mailing Address: Please verify your mailing address with your agency Human Resource or Payroll representative. If your address needs to be updated, contact your supervisor as soon as possible to ensure timely receipt of your year-end statements. Information on how to request duplicate forms can be found on our web page. There is a $5.00 fee on each duplicate W-2 request. Duplicate requests will not be processed until February 1, 2017.

State of Idaho Form 1095-C, Employer Provided Health Insurance Coverage: On January 1, 2015 the "employer shared responsibility” requirement of the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) went into effect. Under this mandate, the State of Idaho is required to certify annually that affordable insurance was offered to their full-time employees and to provide Form 1095-C to applicable employees. This form may be required to file your individual income tax returns. If you reported an average of at least 130 hours in any one month of the year or if you were offered insurance coverage at least one month of the year, you will receive Form 1095-C. In order to meet federal guidelines and timelines, the 1095-C forms will be mailed to your address on file with the State Controller’s Office by February 10, 2017. There will be no online version of your 2016 Form 1095-C.

January 2017 PERSI Employer Newsletter: Click here

PERSI Membership & Economic Impact

Staying in the Choice 401(k) Plan

Investment Report Wellness News: Health Matters

The beginning of a new year can be overwhelming to those of us with “resolution resistance.” Focusing on solutions and good health habits can be easier to handle. Check out all the tools and resources on the Home Page

Tobacco Cessation may be at the top of some of your employees’ 2017 “To Do” lists. There are free classes across the state for people who want to tackle the demon.

January’s website includes a focus on work/life balance and on com-mitting to change.

Every January SMART goals come out in the media and at the gym. They’re actually pretty good tools for just about any goals you have!

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Problem-Solving Court Graduations Elmore County Felony Drug Court Elmore County Courthouse Main Courtroom, 2nd Fl. January 23 @ 4:00 p.m., Mountain Home Ada County Felony Drug Court I Ada County Courthouse Commissioners Hearing Room, 1st Fl. January 24 @ 5:30 p.m., Boise Ada County Felony Drug Court II Ada County Courthouse Commissioners Hearing Room, 1st Fl. January 27 @ 5:30 p.m., Boise Shoshone County Felony Drug Court Shoshone County Courthouse January 26 @ 4:00 p.m., Wallace Bingham County Misd./DUI Court Bingham County Courthouse January 26 @ 4:00 p.m., Blackfoot Canyon County DUI Court Canyon County Administration Bldg., 1st Fl. Public Meeting Room January 30 @ 5:30 p.m., Caldwell Bingham County Felony Drug Court Bingham County Courthouse, Rm. 1 January 31 @ 4:00 p.m., Blackfoot Nez Perce County Mental Health Court Nez Perce County Courthouse February 1 @ 8:30 a.m., Lewiston Bonneville County Felony Drug Court Bonneville County Courthouse Centennial Courtroom February 1 @ 4:00 p.m., Idaho Falls District 7 Domestic Violence Drug Court Bonneville County Courthouse February 1 @ 4:00 p.m., Idaho Falls Tri-County Felony Drug Court Payette County Courthouse February 2 @ 10:00 a.m., Payette Bonneville County Misd./DUI Court Bonneville County Courthouse Centennial Courtroom February 2 @ 4:00 p.m., Idaho Falls Nez Perce County Mental Health Court Nez Perce County Courthouse February 3 @ 8:30 a.m., Lewiston

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Fifth Judicial District Mental Health Court Graduation Held

As reported by Shelli Tubbs, Trial Court Administrator

The Fifth Judicial District Mental Health Court Graduation was held January 17, 2017 at the CSI Fine Arts Auditorium. We celebrated three graduates: Renee Blume, Rebecca Hyde and Christie Sandoval. Dr. Eric Jones, Owner of Preferred Child and Family Services, was the guest speaker and shared his personal experiences and struggles with mental health issues. Renee was quoted as saying “I can see that Judge Bevan really cares about this program and all the participants in it.” Christie added, “This opportunity has given me a sense of self-worth.” Christie and Renee worked together on their Phase 4 project and helped to prepare and serve a traditional Thanksgiving meal at the local Salvation Army. Click here to read the newspaper article. Pictured L-R: Dr. Eric Jones, Christie Sandoval, Rebecca Hyde, Renee Blume, and Judge G. Richard Bevan.