03402100 - District Attorneys' Association

Account Description FY2009
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FY2009  
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0340-2100 District Attorneys' Association
For the operation of the Massachusetts district attorneys' association, including the implementation and related expenses of the district attorneys' office automation and case management and tracking system; provided, that expenses associated with the system may be charged directly to this item; provided further, that the 11 district attorneys of the commonwealth may contribute a portion of their fiscal year 2009 appropriation to the Massachusetts district attorneys' association in order to alleviate the cost of the case management and tracking system as well as the cost of data lines associated with the district attorney's computer network; provided further, that the department shall work in conjunction with the disabled persons protection commission and the 11 district attorneys offices to prepare a report that shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) the number of abuse cases that are referred to each said district attorney's office for further investigation; (b) the number of said referrals resulting in the filing of criminal charges, delineated by type of charge; (c) the number of cases referred to each said district attorneys office that remain open as of the date for submission of said report; and (d) the number of cases resulting a criminal prosecution, and the disposition of each such prosecution; provided further, that said report shall be submitted to the house and senate committees on ways and means on or before March 15, 2009; provided further, that each district attorney shall submit a report to the Massachusetts district attorneys' association and the house and senate committees on ways and means delineating all funds expended for the purpose of implementing the case management and tracking system no later than January 30, 2009; provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, an analysis of the total cost of the district attorneys' computer network, the total cost incurred by each district attorney's office, a detailed list of all hardware and software leased, owned or operated by each district attorney, a plan for any purchases to be made in the remainder of fiscal year 2009 and a detailed summary of any policies implemented to contain the costs of the network by either the Massachusetts district attorneys' association or the individual district attorneys' offices; provided further, that no expenditures shall be made, on or after the effective date of this act, which would cause the commonwealth's obligation for the purpose of this item to exceed the amount appropriated in this item; provided further, that the association shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than January 31, 2009, detailing, by district attorney office, all sources of revenue, including, but not limited to, federal and state grants that were received in fiscal year 2008, and the amount of each source of revenue; provided further, that the association shall work in conjunction with the 11 district attorney offices to prepare and submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than March 1, 2009, summarizing the number and types of criminal cases managed or prosecuted by all district attorney offices in the calendar year 2008 and the disposition or status thereof which shall be delineated by each jurisdiction of the district, juvenile, probate, superior, appeals, and supreme judicial court in which the cases were managed or prosecuted; provided further, that for each jurisdiction of said courts, the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) the type of criminal case; (b) the total number of defendants charged under the type of case; and (c) summary of dispositions or statuses thereof; provided further, that the association shall work in conjunction with the 11 district attorney offices to prepare and submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means no later than March 1, 2009, detailing all district attorney offices' use of drug forfeiture funds collected pursuant to chapter 94C of the General Laws; and provided further, that the report shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (a) amount of the funds deposited into the office's special law enforcement trust fund in fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008; (b) how the funds were used in those fiscal years; and (c) balance of the trust fund as of January 1, 2009
2,014,832 1,976,196  

 
 
HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)
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FY2005
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FY2006
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FY2007
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FY2008
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FY2009
GAA
FY2009
Budget
Reductions
Wages & Salaries 780 682 661 795 839 -5
Employee Benefits 17 23 21 22 24 -8
Operating Expenses 691 1,044 1,099 1,168 1,153 -26
TOTAL 1,488 1,750 1,781 1,984 2,015 -39

 

FY2009 Spending Category Chart

Pie Chart: Wages & Salaries=42%, Employee Benefits=1%, Operating Expenses=57%