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Idaho State Judiciary: Court E-News March 3, 2017
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the timely, impartial resolution of cases.
News Links of Interest
This Week’s News Articles
NCSC Jur-E Bulletin this week
NCSC “In the News” this week
Gavel to Gavel this week
In This Issue
Legislative News: Week 8
iCourt Project Update
Education News for Traffic Judges
Human Resources News
Problem-Solving Court Graduations
Judicial / Administrative Calendar
Current Calendar 02-17-17
Due to security concerns, locations are not posted the on Website calendar.
iCourt Project Update
Wave 1 A group of Subject Matter Experts (SME’s) from Canyon and Owyhee counties met this week for a Configuration training workshop. The ISC Project Team and Tyler Technologies representatives provided guidance to the designated SME’s in each county with specific information to complete the implementation of local configuration for their respective courts. During the first week of April, many of the same SME’s will participate in a data review workshop to compare the first set of data that is converted from ISTARS to Odyssey for Canyon and Owyhee counties.
Wave 2 Project management staff are in contact with county officials in Districts 1 and 2 to schedule demonstration events in their individual counties this spring. Resources from Tyler Technologies and the ISC Project Team will visit county courthouses the last week of April to provide an on-site demon-stration of the Idaho Odyssey product. The Odyssey demonstration will introduce judges and staff in those counties to the new Idaho iCourt technology, as well as provide a forum to address questions and answers related to the project.
Legislative News: Week 8
The Governor has signed into law SB 1042 which provided $384,000 in a supplemental appropriation to complete the renovation of the Supreme Court basement to make room for the Court’s I.T. Division which is presently housed off-site. Following this action, the bid has been signed and construction has started. The project is due to be completed within 120 days. The primary Court related news of the week deals with JFAC’s budget setting for the Judiciary on Wednesday, March 1st. Highlights include additional general fund monies for: iCourt, Guardian ad Litem, Court Monitoring of Protected Persons, a pay raise for the Court’s non-judicial employees, and a new Magistrate Judge position in Bonneville County beginning October 1, 2017. There was only one motion presented on each of the Court’s three budget divisions and each vote was unanimous. By Article V, Section 17 the Idaho Constitution, judicial salaries must be set in statute; the statute is I.C. § 59-502. Therefore, changes in Judicial CEC, or ” judges pay,” is a matter of both statutory amendment before the germane Committees as well as a JFAC appropriation. The Judicial pay bill is SB 1108 and did pass through the Senate on Thursday of this week on a unanimous vote.
Click here for the rest of this week’s Legislative News
Training & Education Corner >> Click here for the Judicial Education SharePoint site for all upcoming and archived training for Judges. >> Click here for all upcoming and archive training for Clerks & Court reporters.
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Court Committees: Agendas and Minutes Minutes: Education Committee 12-16 Minutes: Administrative Conference 10-16 Minutes: Guardianship-Conservatorship 10-16
Summary of ISC / COA Published Opinions
February 24-March 2, 2017
February 17-23, 2017
Protocol for Circulating Proposed Court Rules and Rule Amendments
Click here for the Protocol (01-20-17)
Court Protective Services
Corporal Jon Vance
Office: 208-947-7439
Cell: 208-999-2736
[email protected] Incident Report Form
Service Desk Support
Email: [email protected]
Call: 208-334-3868
Court Rule Amendments Click here to check on recent Idaho Court Rule amendments, including:
Current Rule on Electronic Filing and Service
In re: Amendments to IAR 33, effective 9-8-16
Questions or Feedback about Court Business Processes? NEW Please send them to [email protected]
Education News for Traffic Judges Free Commercial Driver’s Licensing Self-Study Course for Traffic Judges The National Judicial College (NJC) has designed a self-study course that is a free educational opportunity for traffic judges. An Ethical Approach to the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986. This program is the result of a collaboration between the National Judicial College and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The goal of this self-study course is to assist judges with increasing their knowledge surrounding the goals of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (CMVSA), basic terms and provisions unique to CDL laws, who is required to be licensed, and the various classes of commercial motor vehicles. This self-study has three modules which do not have to be completed at one time. The course has a suggested completion time of 3 -5 hours. We suggest the participants are given a three week period to complete course. The first module will address the above mentioned topics in detail. The content is designed to provide opportunities for you, the learner, to actively engage with the course. The second module consists of numerous scenarios which may touch on situations you have personally experienced in the courtroom, or may in the future. These scenarios will also require your active participation – there will be quizzes, as well as opportunities to provide short answers. The third and final module will offer a more abstract scenario, which you will create as you go. The options that you select will take you to different locations within the ‘CDL Decision Tree. > The modules are independent so that judges may approach them in any order, depending on their interest. Each module will take approximately one hour to complete. We hope that this course provides a solid foundation in taking an ethical approach to commercial motor vehicle safety. > COURSE OBJECTIVES: After this course you will be able to: Define the goals of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (CMVSA); Identify and define the basic terms and provisions unique to CDL laws; Identify who is required to be licensed; Describe what constitutes a commercial motor vehicle; and Evaluate rulings of different scenarios involving commercial driver’s license holders. > Click here for the Registration link. Free Commercial Driver’s Licensing Webcast for Traffic Judges The National Judicial College (NJC) has designed a webcast specifically for the needs of traffic court judges. If eight fully loaded jumbo jets crashed every year, something would be done about it. Nevertheless, an equivalent number of Americans die in crashes involving large trucks and buses almost every year. Almost another half million nonfatal crashes involve one large truck or bus. Traffic court judges have an ethical, legal and moral obligation to counter these staggering statistics so they must be aware of the nuances regarding commercial driver’s licensing (CDL) and commercial motor vehicle (CMV) laws. What can traffic judges do to make the roads in your jurisdiction safer while upholding their independent role as a judge? NJC is proud to offer a free, state-specific judicial education webcast on “masking.” This 60-minute webcast will identify the actions that constitute masking and the steps a judge can take to avoid it. Additionally, each state-specific webcast is aimed at providing guidance to traffic judges about their state’s commercial driver’s license statutes and commercial motor vehicle laws. NJC will present the webcast for Idaho on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 date at 12:00 p.m., during the lunch hour to allow for maximum participation. NJC will send pre-course materials to the participants. > Click here for the Registration link.
HR / Finance Links of Interest HR Recruitment Report 03-03-17 EEOP Utilization Report 10-16-15
Employee Self-Service (ESS) Tips for using ESS Phone Directory: Admin. Office of the Courts Judges Policy Manual 08-19-15 Employee Policy Manual (Effec. 07-01-14) Salary Affidavits & Travel Vouchers We’re Here to Serve You! Wellness News [Health Matters]
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Current Position Openings
For a complete description of all positions available, as well as application materi-als, click here. Court Reporter—Madison County The Idaho Courts have a career opportunity for a Court Reporter for Judge Gregory Moeller in the Seventh Judicial District. The Court Reporter provides verbatim reporting and transcribing of court proceedings, hearings, and conferences. The position is located in Rexburg, Idaho. The position is open until filled. Court Reporter—Fifth Judicial District: The Idaho Courts have a career opportunity available for a Court Reporter for District Judge Michael Crabtree in Cassia County. The Court Reporter will provide verbatim reporting and transcrib-ing of court proceedings, hearings and conferences. The position is located in Burley, Idaho. The position is open until filled.
Your Corner . . . Note: “Your Corner” pages are an archive of articles of interest to a particular group. Once a story has been in the E-News, it will be saved in a group’s page, as appropriate.
Judges (updated 09-19-14) Elected/Deputy Clerks (updated 02-17-17) Court Reporters (updated 11-09-16)
Human Resources News
SENIOR JUDGE MANUAL “DRAFT” AVAILABLE Currently, there are three separate Senior Judge Manuals (Senior Judge Manual, Plan B Rules, and Purchase of PERSI Service Manual). The manuals were created as each plan was approved by the Legislature. The Human Resources Division has been working on combining these manuals relating to senior judge service into one manual for ease of use by senior judges, judges considering applying for senior judge status, and those working with senior judges. In addition to combining the three policy manuals, we have updated policies and procedures to provide greater clarity where policy and procedure has been vague or nonexistent and to address concerns that have come up over the years. We value your feedback and hope you will take time to review the draft manual. If you have feedback you would like to share, please e-mail your comments to [email protected] by March 31, 2017. Click here to review the DRAFT Senior Judge Policy Manual.
March PERSI News to Use —> Click here for the March Newsletter
Wellness News: Health Matters The month of March centers on two very important wellness topics: colon cancer prevention and good nutrition.
Encourage employees to read the poems from the last two years’ Bottom Line Poetry Contest; they are written by fellow state employees and are quite good >> March is also Save Your Vision Month; there are many good vision re-sources on the Home Page >> Wellness Idea: the March 15th newsletter will focus more on National Nu-trition Month. >> Like Us on Facebook! Enjoy TOTD’s, info on local health events, and mo-tivational health tips Join the March Madness Activity Challenge >> OGI Stay Informed blog / Are you ready for a challenge? Participate in Blue Cross of Idaho’s March Madness and challenge yourself to be healthier this month. You will have a chance to win great prizes too! The 4-week online activity challenge starts on Tuesday, March 7. The purpose of this challenge is to increase your daily activity through all types of exercise. There are also weekly tasks to complete (videos to watch, articles to read) in order to win. Winners will be selected by a random drawing at the end of the challenge: Sweet Sixteen Winner- log 600-899 minutes of activity: $25 Visa gift card
Elite Eight Winner- log 900-1,199 minutes of activity: $50 Visa gift card
Final Four Winner- log 1,200 – 1,499 minutes of activity: $75 Visa gift card
National Champions- log 1,500 or more minutes of activity: $100 Visa gift card
>> Sign up start March 1! Challenge dates: March 7, 2017 - April 4, 2017 >> Want to learn more about WellConnected, visit the Get Healthy page of the OGI website and watch the short video tutorial about navigating WellConnected. >> To learn more and to sign up for the March Madness challenge, log-in at members.bcidaho.com and select the WellConnected logo. If this is your first time signing onto bcidaho.com, please allow 24 hours after registering to access the WellConnected wellness tools. Human Resources News continued on page 4 . . .
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Problem-Solving Court Graduations Bonner County Felony Drug Court Bonner County Courthouse, Rm. 1 March 7 @ 5:00 p.m., Sandpoint Bannock County Felony Drug Court Bannock County Courthouse, Rm. 303 March 7 @ 5:30 p.m., Pocatello Bonneville County Child Protection Drug Court Bonneville County Courthouse March 7 @ 10:00 a.m., Idaho Falls Bonneville Young Adult Drug Court Bonneville County Courthouse March 7 @ 10:30 a.m., Idaho Falls Nez Perce County DUI Court Nez Perce County Courthouse March 8 @ 4:30 p.m., Lewiston Bonneville County Felony Drug Court Bonneville County Courthouse Centennial Courtroom March 9 @ 4:00 p.m., Idaho Falls Kootenai County Felony Drug Court Kootenai County Courthouse, Rm. 12 March 13 @ 3:00 p.m., Coeur d’Alene Kootenai County DUI Court Kootenai County Courthouse, Rm. 8 March 14 @ 6:00 p.m., Coeur d’Alene Ada County Felony Drug Court I and II Ada County Courthouse Commissioners Hearing Room, 1st Fl. May 14 @ 5:30 p.m., Boise Latah County Felony Drug Court Latah County Courthouse March 16 @ 5:00 p.m., Moscow Butte/Custer County Felony Drug Court Butte County Courthouse March 16 @ 7:00 p.m., Arco
To have your graduations listed, please submit
the dates in your monthly utilization survey which is due by the 10th of each month.
PILATES (1st lunch hour)
Monday/Thursday
12:00 - 12:50
$20/month Contact - Jennifer Pike
6 people on waiting list
PILATES (2nd lunch hour)
Monday/Thursday
1:00 - 1:50
$20/month
Contact - Jennifer Pike [email protected]
2 openings in March
YOGA (Kimberly)
Tuesday 12:00 - 12:50
$10/month
Contact - Jennifer Pike [email protected]
10 people on waiting list
MUSCLE CONDI-TIONING
Wednesday 1:00 - 1:50
$10/month
Contact - Jennifer Pike [email protected]
0 people on waiting list
GENTLE YOGA
Friday 1:00 - 1:50
$10/month
Contact - Jennifer Pike [email protected]
0 people on waiting list
Human Resources News continued from page 3 . . .
Capitol Mall Fitness Classes (for those in the Boise area!)
Is this your month to start Pilates, we have a few openings that start this week! Here is in the info on the Capitol Mall Group Fitness program for those of you who have expressed an interest!! Space is limited in all classes, so email Jennifer Pike at [email protected] ASAP if you’d like to get on a waiting list.
***Housekeeping items - Capitol Mall Group Fitness is not a gym, but instead a room for groups to meet
and participate in fitness related classes. Restrooms are located near the fitness room, but no showers or
lockers are provided. Please be considerate of others using the restrooms, and store any personal items or clothing on the coat rack provided in the Capitol Mall Group Fitness room. The participant/instructor may
elect to bring in weights or other equipment for use during this class, but the State does not provide or
purchase this equipment. For health and safety reasons, participants are responsible for wiping down any instructor-provided equipment after each use and cleaning up after themselves so that the room is ready for
the next class. As space in each class is limited, you must be registered to attend. Participants must sign a
waiver and return it to Jennifer Pike.
