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Judge asks for $1.15M in new jury and probation software; general fund hit minimized by fee fund allocation
Summary
Chief Judge Bonnie Wheaton told the committee the court requests $347,121 for jury software and $800,000 for a probation case management system; a special probation fee fund allocation and state reimbursements reduce the general‑fund impact to about $218,000.
Chief Judge Bonnie Wheaton outlined two capital software requests the circuit court says are needed to improve compliance, reporting and digital security: $347,121 for a new jury management system and $800,000 for a probation case management system. Wheaton said the jury request is a FY27 capital item and that the probation request is reduced on the general‑fund side by a special probation fee fund allocation.
Wheaton said the court's software needs grew after vendors were bought out following initial implementations and that the new systems would support automated communications with probationers and prospective jurors, improved reporting and stronger data security. "The fiscal year 27 request for jury software is $347,121," she told the committee, and the probation request is $800,000, with the probation fee fund allocation reducing the general‑fund ask to $218,000. Committee members pressed staff on how overages in FY26 were being handled and staff said much of the pressure on FY26 figures came from fee‑funded costs and special AOIC permissions.
