Redistricting of Justice of the Peace Districts Minutes/Attachments...Redistricting of Justice of the Peace Districts Pinal County Board of Supervisors July 12, 2017 Background - Work

Redistricting of Justice of the Peace Districts

Pinal County Board of SupervisorsJuly 12, 2017

Background

- Work Session on this topic was held on April 12, 2017

- ARS 22-125

- H. The judicial productivity credits for any justice court precinct shall not exceed twelve hundred credits. If the total judicial productivity credits of a justice court precinct exceed twelve hundred credits, the county board of supervisors shall create sufficient courts, or redraw the justice court precinct boundaries according to section 22-101, in order to reduce the judicial productivity credits for any precinct which exceeds that limit.

- We currently have 8 JP Precincts

Background - continued

- Justice Courts hear civil lawsuits when amount in dispute is $10,000 or less, including: evictions, landlord/tenant disputes; collection cases; consumer complaints against businesses; negligence actions (e.g. motor vehicle accidents); breach of contracts; orders of protection and injunctions against harassment (OP & IAH).

- Justice Courts hear criminal crimes that are misdemeanors under state law including: assault and battery; DUI; bad checks; violations of OP & IAH; underage drinking and shoplifting.

- Justice Courts hear small claims under $3,500

- Justice Courts hear every type of civil and criminal traffic violations

2016 Case Filings/Workload

FY2016 Pinal County Justice Court Case Filings

Justice Court FTE Total Case Filings Case Filings w/ OP&IAH Est. Cases

Est. Cases w/OP&IAH

Apache Junction JC 13 18,315 19,013 13,509 14,207Casa Grande JC 12 11,870 12,292 8,714 9,136Eloy JC 7.5 4,863 5,026 3,301 3,464Maricopa JC 4 4,161 4,570 3,429 3,838Florence JC 4 2,463 2,563 1,347 1,447Oracle JC 4 2,013 2,087 1,619 1,693Superior JC 4 1,432 1,496 863 927Mammoth JC 2.5 548 601 416 469

TOTAL 51 45,665 47,648 33,198 35,181

Justice Court Case Filings/WorkloadPinal County Justice Court Case Filings

Justice Court FY15 FY 16 FY 17* 3 Yr Avg Cases/clerk

Apache Junction JC 19,136 19,013 19,930 19,360 1,489Casa Grande JC 11,584 12,292 11,871 11,882 990Eloy JC 5,618 5,026 3,995 4,880 651/813**Maricopa JC 4,302 4,570 5,630 4,834 1,209/806**Florence JC 2,830 2,563 2,697 2,697 674Oracle JC 1,787 2,087 2,626 2,167 542Superior JC 1,587 1,496 1,528 1,537 384Mammoth JC 613 601 688 634 254

TOTAL 47,457 47,051 48,965 47,991

Productivity Credits

Pinal County Total JPC's 2006-2007 2008-2009 2010-2011 2012-2013 2014-2015

Florence/Coolidge Justice Court 182.02 232.36 220.28 198.54 203.98

Casa Grande Justice Court 696.60 785.68 819.64 765.44 678.20

Eloy Justice Court 354.59 380.68 375.59 355.28 330.79

Mammoth/San Manuel Justice Court 100.27 83.73 77.14 67.81 43.28

Oracle Justice Court 265.97 228.13 200.28 196.78 123.73

Superior/Kearny Justice Court 154.09 162.13 119.47 108.22 100.19

Apache Junction Justice Court 780.53 1,067.30 1,063.44 1,040.52 1,180.29

Maricopa/Stanfield Justice Court 242.88 316.73 368.23 Unknown 300.08

Justice Precincts (Version 4.5)

Proposed Justice Court Precincts 2019 Case Filing Estimates Estimated Clerk Staff Need

San Tan Valley/Florence Justice Court #1 12,500 13

Casa Grande Justice Court #2 11,500 12

Eloy/Coolidge/SaddleBrooke Justice Court #3 7,000 7

Maricopa/Stanfield Justice Court #4 6,000 6

Superior/Oracle/Mammoth Justice Court #5 3,500 4

Apache Junction Justice Court #6 8,000 8

Totals 48,500 50

Justice Precincts (Version 4.7)

Proposed Justice Court Precincts 2019 Case Filing Estimates Estimated Clerk Staff Need

San Tan Valley Justice Court #1 11,000 11

Casa Grande Justice Court #2 11,500 12

Florence/Eloy/Coolidge Justice Court #3 8,500 9

Maricopa/Stanfield Justice Court #4 6,000 6

Oracle/Superior/Mammoth Justice Court #5 3,500 4

Apache Junction Justice Court #6 8,000 8

Totals 48,500 50

SaddleBrooke JP Work Group Recommendations

- Analysis pointed out disparity of case filings under current district alignment- Identified Access to Justice issues- Recommended Attachment G (four districts) based on city/communities as follows:

District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4

FlorenceCoolidgeSaddleBrookeArizona CityOracleMammothSan Manuel

Casa GrandeMaricopaStanfieldEloy

Apache JunctionSuperiorKearnyAnthem

San Tan Valley

- Staff review identified that the combinations in D2 would exceed 1200 productivity credits.- Case volumes are more a function of traffic rather than population.

Potential Savings

Options/Staff Recommendation

- Staff recommends redistricting from 8 JP districts to 6.

- Request Board adopt resolution identifying the specific map with effective date of January 1, 2019.

- After map chosen, staff will come back with recommendations related to facilities.

Backup Information

Population ProjectionsPINAL POPULATION PROJECTIONS: 2015 TO 2050, MEDIUM SERIESTABLE 1: TOTAL POPULATION & COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE

Year Population Population Change Population % Change Births Deaths Natural Change * Net Domestic Migration Net Foreign Migration Total Net Migration ** Special Population Change

2015 406,468 ‐‐‐‐‐ ‐‐‐‐‐ 4,485 2,739 1,746 7,214 1,271 8,485 ‐‐‐‐‐

2016 417,000 10,532 2.6% 4,814 2,699 2,115 7,376 1,040 8,417 0

2017 428,286 11,286 2.7% 4,965 2,792 2,173 8,090 1,022 9,112 0

2018 439,932 11,646 2.7% 5,128 2,890 2,238 8,336 1,071 9,408 0

2019 451,698 11,766 2.7% 5,304 2,990 2,314 8,315 1,137 9,452 0

2020 463,463 11,765 2.6% 5,490 3,093 2,397 8,169 1,199 9,368 0

2021 475,540 12,077 2.6% 5,692 3,199 2,493 8,326 1,257 9,584 0

2022 487,985 12,445 2.6% 5,911 3,304 2,607 8,522 1,317 9,839 0

2023 500,827 12,842 2.6% 6,147 3,419 2,727 8,737 1,377 10,114 0

2024 514,109 13,282 2.7% 6,397 3,527 2,870 8,973 1,439 10,412 0

2025 527,859 13,750 2.7% 6,659 3,643 3,016 9,232 1,502 10,734 0

2026 542,115 14,256 2.7% 6,926 3,753 3,173 9,517 1,566 11,083 0

2027 556,906 14,791 2.7% 7,195 3,865 3,330 9,830 1,631 11,461 0

2028 572,255 15,348 2.8% 7,462 3,983 3,479 10,172 1,697 11,869 0

2029 588,197 15,942 2.8% 7,726 4,095 3,631 10,546 1,765 12,311 0

2030 604,767 16,570 2.8% 7,985 4,202 3,782 10,954 1,834 12,788 0

2031 621,991 17,224 2.8% 8,234 4,302 3,932 11,425 1,868 13,293 0

2032 639,825 17,834 2.9% 8,474 4,427 4,048 11,885 1,901 13,786 0

2033 658,244 18,419 2.9% 8,706 4,544 4,162 12,322 1,935 14,257 0

2034 677,228 18,984 2.9% 8,929 4,647 4,282 12,734 1,969 14,703 0

2035 696,739 19,510 2.9% 9,140 4,751 4,389 13,119 2,002 15,122 0

2036 716,744 20,005 2.9% 9,340 4,846 4,494 13,476 2,035 15,511 0

2037 737,192 20,448 2.9% 9,529 4,950 4,578 13,801 2,069 15,870 0

2038 758,037 20,845 2.8% 9,705 5,055 4,650 14,093 2,102 16,195 0

2039 779,227 21,190 2.8% 9,871 5,164 4,706 14,349 2,135 16,484 0

2040 800,707 21,480 2.8% 10,029 5,284 4,744 14,567 2,168 16,736 0

2041 822,503 21,796 2.7% 10,182 5,400 4,781 14,813 2,201 17,014 0

2042 844,659 22,157 2.7% 10,333 5,523 4,810 15,112 2,234 17,346 0

2043 867,174 22,514 2.7% 10,488 5,652 4,836 15,412 2,267 17,679 0

2044 890,051 22,877 2.6% 10,650 5,783 4,866 15,711 2,300 18,011 0

2045 913,287 23,236 2.6% 10,823 5,930 4,893 16,010 2,333 18,343 0

2046 936,905 23,618 2.6% 11,015 6,071 4,944 16,309 2,365 18,674 0

2047 960,925 24,020 2.6% 11,231 6,217 5,014 16,608 2,398 19,006 0

2048 985,355 24,430 2.5% 11,469 6,377 5,092 16,908 2,430 19,338 0

2049 1,010,217 24,861 2.5% 11,729 6,538 5,191 17,207 2,463 19,670 0

2050 1,035,523 25,306 2.5% 12,012 6,707 5,305 17,506 2,495 20,001 0

* Natural Change = Births ‐ Deaths

** Total Net Migration = Net Domestic Migration + Net Foreign Migration

*** Population Change = Natural Change + Total Net Migration + Special Population Change

Arizona Department of Administration, Office of Employment & Population Statistics, 12/11/2015

Telephone: 602‐771‐2222

Fax: 602‐771‐1207