First Adopted: April 21, 1983
Most Recently Effective: January 01, 2025
Court Operating Rule (COR) 12-13 | Rules of Practice and Procedure before the Missouri Judicial Finance Commission | Hearings
COR 12-13.17 | Reasonableness of Budget
(a) The circuit court shall have the burden of proving that the disputed expenditures in its proposed budget are reasonable.
(b) In determining if the circuit court estimate is reasonable, the commission shall consider:
(1) The expenditures necessary to support the circuit court in relation to the expenditures necessary for the administration of all other county functions;
(2) The actual or estimated operating deficit or surplus from prior years;
(3) All interest and debt redemption charges;
(4) All capital projects expenditures; and
(5) The total estimated available revenues from all sources available for financing the proposed expenditures.
In determining the reasonableness of any budget estimate involving compensation, the commission also shall consider compensation for county employees and similar duties, length of service, and educational qualifications.
(Adopted April 21, 1983, effective April 25, 1983. Approved for publication August 21, 1995. Amended February 22, 2000, effective February 22, 2000; amended April 21, 2004, effective July 1, 2004; amended November 19, 2024, effective January 1, 2025.)