LCR 0.9 STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES

        (a) Standing Committees . There shall be the follow­ing standing committees of judges and commissioners:
                    (1) ADR: Oversee and make recommenda­tions concerning the manda­tory arbitration program and other court-annexed alternate dispute resolution programs
                    (2) Construction and Facilities: Assist in planning for court facili­ties; make recommendations about maintenance and upgrading of facilities; monitor construction of facilities.
                    (3) Courts and Community: Work on behalf of the court with the community, including schools.
                    (4) Education: Develop education and mentor pro­grams for judges including orientation programs for new judges and commissioners.
                    (5) Ex Parte/Probate: Work with Ex Parte Commission­ers to oversee the ex parte calendars and the handling of probate matters.
                    (6) Family Law: Oversee and make recommendations concerning the handling of family law matters.
                    (7) Human Relations: Develop programs for the recognition of community, political, or judicial leaders – past or present – who have dedicated their lives to bringing justice to all people.
                    (8) Interpreter: Oversee and make recommendations concerning the work of the court’s interpreter staff.
                    (9) Local Rules: Review existing rules and suggest new rules as appropriate based on changes in the law or court procedures.
                    (10) Jury: Make recommendations as to policies concerning jurors.
                    (11) Sealed Files/Adoption: Oversee and make recommendations concerning the court’s handling of sealed files and adoptions.
                    (12) Technology: Plan for use of technology in the Court including computer and video, and make recommendations about hardware, software and staffing.
                    (13) Volunteer Programs Review: Oversee and make recommendations concerning court volunteer programs.
        (b) Administrative Committees . The Presiding Judge shall appoint the following committees:
                    (1) Audit: Develop procedures for and approve expenditures of county funds for translators, experts in criminal cases, and similar matters.
                    (2) Budget: Draft and recommend to the Court a budget for adoption by the judges.
                    (3) Commissioner Performance Review: Perform biennial reviews of commissioners and evaluate commissioners as directed by the Executive Committee.
                    (4) Personnel: Develop personnel policies for adoption by the court.
        (c) Special Committees . The Presiding Judge may appoint such special committees as he/she may deem advisable and for a term to be set by the Presiding Judge. Special committees have a duty to study and make recommendat­ions to the Presiding Judge in connection with any subject matters assigned to them. As needed, the Presiding Judge shall convene a long-range planning committee as a special committee.
        (d) Departmental, Regional Justice Center, Special Calendar Committees . The Criminal, Civil, Mental Illness, Unified Family Court, and Juvenile Departments, and the Regional Justice Center shall each have a committee that shall include all of the judges assigned to that department, special calendar or facility.
        (e) Appointment of Committee Chairs and Members . The Presiding Judge in December of each year shall solicit from each judge and commis­sioner committee preferences and thereafter appoint the chair and members of each committee, effective January 1. Any judge or commis­sioner may join any standing or departmental/special calendar committee.
        (f) Duties . Standing, administrative, and departmental/special calendar committees shall have the responsibilities outlined above and shall carry out specific assignments from the Presiding Judge or the Executive Committee. By March 1 each committee chair shall submit to the Executive Committee the goals that the committee will seek to accomplish that year. At the end of each year each committee shall report to the Executive Committee concerning the work of the committee during the year, and shall make recommendations concerning additional matters the committee should address in the future. Committees shall keep minutes of meetings, and the chair shall include an agenda with the written notice of meetings.

[Amended effective September 1, 2008]