Court Closures and Involuntary Unpaid Leave of Nonjudicial Personn
| Publication year | 2010 |
| Pages | 43 |
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 241
Re: Court Closures and Involuntary Unpaid Leave of Nonjudicial Personnel
The fiscal year 2010 appropriations for the Kansas Judicial Branch are greatly below the amounts needed to maintain operations at normal levels. Among its efforts to cope with this crisis, the Kansas Supreme Court continued a hiring freeze which had begun in December 2008, eliminated temporary employee positions, instituted an emergency surcharge on filings pursuant to 2009 Senate Bill 66, and reduced expenditures where possible. However, because salaries make up approximately 98% of the Kansas Judicial Branch budget, these steps alone cannot bridge the gap between the amount appropriated and the amount necessary to operate the Kansas Judicial Branch. Accordingly, the Kansas Supreme Court orders:
1. Kansas district and appellate courts will be closed on April 9, 16, 23, and May 7, 2010. These closures apply to all court offices, including the offices of the clerks of the district court, the court services offices, the office of the Clerk of the Appellate Courts, the Reporter of Decisions, the Supreme Court Law Library, the Office of Judicial Administration, the Office of the Disciplinary Administrator, the Kansas Lawyers Assistance Program, the Kansas Continuing Legal Education Commission, and any other offices staffed by Kansas Judicial Branch personnel.
2. All Kansas Judicial Branch personnel (employees paid through the Kansas Judicial Branch except justices and judges) will be on involuntary unpaid leave on the closure dates stated in paragraph 1 unless otherwise approved in advance in writing by the Supreme Court. No employee will be allowed to take paid leave or holiday leave on any designated involuntary unpaid leave date. Employees in positions that are less than 1.0 full time equivalent shall be placed on involuntary unpaid leave for 20% of the hours in their normal work week for each day of unpaid leave imposed on full-time employees. The chief judge of any district may realign the remaining work days of such employee to accommodate court closures.
3. Except as approved in advance in writing by the Kansas Supreme Court, no Kansas Judicial Branch personnel who are on involuntary unpaid leave shall perform any work for the Kansas Judicial Branch...
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