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Clerk secures consultant to audit Title IV‑D courtroom efficiency and collections
Summary
Clerk of the Circuit Court Amy Rolfes presented and the board approved a professional-services agreement with Charles Whetstone to analyze the Title IV‑D probate courtroom’s operations and whether payments to custodial parents have increased since the courtroom was funded by the clerk in 2023.
Amy Rolfes, Clerk of the Circuit Court, asked the board to approve a professional-services agreement with Charles Whetstone to perform data gathering and analysis on the Title IV‑D courtroom the clerk funds at the juvenile-justice center. The board approved the agreement.
Rolfes said the Title IV‑D courtroom was funded by the clerk beginning in 2023 to expedite family-support cases and increase collections for custodial parents. Whetstone was described as a subject-matter expert in probate procedures and the QUEST case-management system; the contract will allow him to extract and analyze courtroom data to determine whether the courtroom is operating efficiently and whether payments to custodial parents have increased.
The work is expected to take about four months. Rolfes said she would inform the presiding judge of the engagement after board approval and that she is coordinating related efforts with the prosecutor’s office (including a texting reminder program funded by Title IV‑D funds to remind families of court dates and payments).
Ending: The board approved the contract; the clerk will notify the judge and proceed with the data-analysis engagement.
