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WORKLOAD FORMULA METHOD

WORKLOAD FORMULA

The Workload Formula uses information from the Resource Assessment Study
(RAS) to calculate funding need. The RAS model uses case filings,
caseweights, and work year value to determine the total number of minutes
needed to address a court’s case-related activities. These total minutes are

then converted to full-time equivalents (FTEs), or each court’s FTE Need.
Finally, the FTE Need is converted to dollars by multiplying it by an average
salary and benefit amount. This calculation results in each court’s Workload
Formula Funding Need.

The Workload Formula and RAS are designed to recognize the differences
between varying court sizes. Certain types of revenues are taken into

consideration and are used as measurements against the funding need of a
court.

Based on the FY 2021-22 Workload Formula, the Superior Court of Orange 3,625
County’s funding need is $206.1 million. The amount that will be received is a
partial amount of $161.0 million or 78.1% of the total calculated funding need.

The 3 main components of
the RAS model: 2,225

1. Case filings - The annual 1,831 1,921
number of case filings in each
court (3-year average)
1,260
Caseweights (in minutes) 1,211
2. Caseweights – The average
case processing time spent on 861
cases of various types, from filing 719 813
to post-disposition (in minutes) 571 646
405 475 478
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3. Work year value – The amount 182 259 276
of available time that staff have 22 38 48.5 103
for case related activities …
large court small court Limited (Without UD) Small Claims Unlawful Detainer Mental Health Child Support Domestic Violence Non-Traffic Other Family Juvenile Delinquency Unlimited Civil Juvenile Dependency Parentage Estates/Trusts Complex Conservatorship & Asbestos
(111,360 minutes per year) Traffic Felony

Infractions - Infractions - Mental Health Certification Misdemeanor - Misdemeanor - Dissolution/Separation/Nul…

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