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~. REPORT OF THE COURT FACILITIES SUB-COMMITTEE Under the direction of the Marion County Facilities Steering Committee, the Court and Court's Security Sub-Committee has met with the following direction from the full Committee. A. Review the documentation in the WE Group report and other information provided by staff to assess the on-going facilities needs of the Courts and supporting offices and agencies. B. Develop recommendations for housing Courts and providing enhanced Court security as a part of a long range plan, developing a"best possible" option for Court facilities for an extended period of time. C. Disregard issues relating to funding of options, leaving financing and prioritization of county facility needs to the full Steering Committee. D. Report the recommendations of the Court Facilities Sub-Committee to the full Steering Committee no later than September, 1994, for inclusion in the long range facility plan to be proposed to the Marion County Commissioners regarding facilities issues county-wide. REVIEW OF DATA AND PROJECTIONS The Committee has reviewed the material contained in the WE Group report and believe that the projections relating to Courts are generally reasonable. However, in one area they have fallen short in their projections for caseload growth. The projections included in the WE Group report (page 16) estimated Circuit Court filings as follows: Year Total Filinps 1998 18,169 2003 19,439 2008 20,800 2013 21,278 The Circuit Court's actual filings for calendar year 1993 totaled 19,803 which exceeds the projections, even for the year 2003. The Court's caseload is increasing at a greater rate than the WE Group had projected. -1-