Case Title: MATTER OF DUES INCREASE

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State: montana

Court: Montana Supreme Court

Date: 2002-01-15T00:00:00Z

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EDSMITH CLERK MEMORANDUM January 16, 2002 TO: JUDY MEADOWS, State Law Librarian FROM: ED SMITH, Clerk of the Supreme Court Pursuant to the order of the Supreme Court dated January 15, 2002, I am requesting that the enclosed Order, IN RE THE ASSESSMENT OF DUES FOR PURPOSES OF FUNDING CHANGES TO MONTANA'S SYSTEM FOR DISCIPLINING LAWYERS, be posted on the Montana Law Library web cite (www.lawlibrary.state.mt.us). IN Tllli SUPI<I1,ivlli (:OlJl<T OF TIII: STATE 01: IvlONTANA - ‘~-.-* ~. _ i -I.~_ ‘iLwj p nn’ k+ j ,j’ L’ IN RE TIHE ASSESSMENT OF DUES FOR PURPOSES OF ‘lri ‘;: : 5 ;a@ FUNDING CHANGES TO MONTANA’S SYSTEM FOR D I S C I P L I N I N G L A W Y E R S 1 For purposes of implementing this Court’s December 11, 2001 Order, In Re: the Creation of the Of$ce of Discipline Counsel; the Adoption of Structural Changes to the Commission on Practice; and the Adoption of Changes to Montana’s System for Disciplining La,vye,s, 2002 MT 257, representatives of this Court met with representatives of the Supreme Court Administrator’s Office, the Commission on Practice and the State Bar of Montana and studied costs and budget recommendations associated with the foregoing changes to Montana’s system for disciplining lawyers. Such information is associated with the original of this Order in the office of the Clerk of the Supreme Court. Given that there are approximately 3,100 active members of the State Bar of Montana and based upon the anticipated costs and the budget recommendations aforementioned, this Court has determined that each active member ofthe State Bar of Montana shall be assessed the sum of $75.00 per year which shall be earmarked for funding the changes to Montana’s system for disciplining lawyers referred to in our December I I, 200 I Order, and for creating a small reserve similarly earmarked for these purposes. This assessment shall commence with the dues assessment for the year 2002, and shall be in addition to all other dues, fees and assessments heretofore assessed, whether required by statute or previous order ofthis Court. The budgetary information aibrcmentioncd n~ay he cxanlinecl in the ollicc oI’thc Clerk o1‘the Supreme Court. IT IS SO ORDERED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court give notice of this Order, by mail, to: the Chairman of the Commission on Practice and to eac,h member thereof; to the President and Executive Director of the State Bar of Montana, with the request that this Order be published prominently in the next available issue of the Montana Lawyer and be posted to the State Bar of Montana’s webpage; and to the State Law Librarian for the State of Montana with the request that this Order be posted to the State Law Library’s webpage. DATED thise\day of January, 2002. . Line item Discipline Counsel InvestigatorlParalegal Support Staff Commission on Practice (1.5 FTE) Health Insurance PayraIl Expenses (Retirement, FICA, WC) Personnel Expenses FY 2001 FY 2002 MO”,C3”.3 Montana Commission Commission on Pracfice on Practice Expenses Budget (1) 0 0 0 62,034 6,960 9.002 77,996 Supplies and Miscellaneous 2,518 supply Expenses 2,518 Professional services 13,754 l”S”rance (CGL 8 Other) 0 Re”“Utilities and Parking 0 Travel 15,884 Postage 4.068 T&+lCl”dF~X 2.046 Pdnting 13,570 Training 0 Other Charges and Services Expenses 49,322 Stall-Up Costs (Furniture) Equipmen, Capital Expenses SBM Indirect costs Other Expensas Total Expenses 0 797 797 0 0 130.633 MONTANA SUPREME COURT OFFICE OF DISCIPLINE COUNCIL PROPOSED FY 2002 BUDGET FY 2003 office Of Discipline Council PKlp0*ed Budget 70,000 35.000 25,000 0 13,200 16,900 102,834 160.100 850 5,000 850 5,000 24.710 0 4,000 13.000 16,600 10,000 5,000 2,000 2,500 3.000 11,000 2.000 4,500 59,810 38,500 6,000 7.500 13,500 19,500 19.500 163,494 236,600 FY 2003 SM.3 Bar Of Montana Share 70,000 35,000 25,000 0 13.200 16.900 180.100 0 0 0 0 0 10,000 0 0 0 4,500 14,500 0 0 0 19,500 19,500 194,100 102,834 8,000 8,000 14,400 0 20.267 16,600 6,200 5.200 16.200 0 78,867 6,000 7.500 13,500 0 0 189,701 (2) (1) This budge, is just the initial allocation. Adjusfments will be necessary-printing is underbudgeted and will need to be increased, probably lrom Professional Services. Supplies and Misc. is ako probably underbudgeted. FY2002 budge, includes pay plan approprialion I Assessme”, per attorney needed $63.00 (based upon 3.108 active, non-jw dicial members and excluding inactive members) Assessment with Reserve $75.00 Reserve sho”,d be 3 months of payroll and expenses (2) Commission on Practice approprialed amount for FY 2003