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 TllliSUPI<I1,ivlli (:OlJl<T OF TIII: STATE 01: IvlONTANA

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IN RE TIHE ASSESSMENT OF

DUES FOR PURPOSES OF

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FUNDING CHANGES TO

MONTANA’S SYSTEM FOR

DISCIPLINING LAWYERS 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