PLATFORM
AGENDA ITEMS
In my first full year of office I plan to push the following agenda items. I will provide a brief synopsis here, please click each heading to drill into more details.
Step 1:
First I will engage all staff members in earnest discussion of all current processes. After careful analysis of the information gathered, I will create a detailed plan to start addressing any inefficiencies that can be overcome with technology advancements.
Step 2:
Second, I will have increased conversations with the AOC about plans to expedite rollout of the eFiling system beyond use by attorneys only. I will be a big advocate for making the court system easy to use by self-representing litigators.
Step 4:
Finally, but not the least of all, but probably the toughest of them all, I will engage the Chief Justice, AOC Director and AOC Budget Director in dialogue about enhancing deputy clerk salaries. My approach will be similar to what I was able to accomplish with the software development staff. We were able to take vacant positions and combine positions together to create a higher salary. The Chief Justice has expressed to the legislator on numerous occasions about fair pay among the branches of government, but those request have fallen on deaf ears. When clerks transition out, depending on the duties, I will freeze that position and seek permission from to create new Senior Deputy Clerk positions. This will allow me to merge the salary from a frozen position with that of a normal clerk position. By doing this we can accomplish higher salaries and increase the depth of deputy clerk position by introducing a new career ladder for our long term staff.
Step 3:
Third, I will work with the AOC to advance our notification system used by the Jury Management system. Jurors are critical to the success of a fair and impartial judicial system and we need to make serving as convenient as possible. I will work to ensure that any and all notification systems have been vetted and implemented as quickly as possible.
