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Home My WebLink About*Other - BOCC100 DIS.PUTE. 0 U ION -, - C T 0 fe Grant County Commissioner's Annual Report 2023 Columbia Basin Dispute Resolution Center 256 Basin St NW, Ste. B Ephrata, WA 98823 Intake Phone: 509-398-2365 Director's Phone: 509-237-8401 Resolving Disputes Peacefully Annual Report of Columbia Basin Dispute Resolution Center October 28, 2024 We at the Columbia Basin Dispute Resolution Center would like to thank the Grant County Commissioners for their continued support. With your support we have had a successful year in 2023 having dealt with a total of 1179 cases throughout the year. Of those cases, 1115 cases were Tenant/ Landlord cases with a Settlement rate of 78.2%. Resulting in savings to the Grant County Courts in the amount of $300,000.00. 2023 was a year in which we saw fewer Family Law court cases needing mediations. During the year we mediated 40 Parenting Plan mediations with a Settlement rate of 45%. We also held 20 Divorce/Dissolution mediations with a Settlement rate of 65%. This translates to savings to the court in the amount of $112,000.00. Between the Tenant/Landlord and Family Law mediations the total savings to the court is at $412,000.00. Family Law cases have picked up dramatically since the end of ERPP last June,. So far this year (2024) we have had 104 Family cases come through our Center. Some have been for mediation; some have been to get help with Court Filing Forms, and some have just been people asking questions and needing referrals to other services. 2024 has started out strong and looks to be another year we will be able to save Grant County additional funds. In 2023 the CBDRC served 1647 adults with our services. Through mediations involving Family Law we assisted 76 children to have stability through mutually agreed parenting plans that their parents are more likely to abide by. Thus, saving the court additional funds that don't show up through accounting practices. We accomplished this with our staff putting in only 1900.2 hours. Our volunteers put in 64.5 hours of service in addition to the staff. With all this work and the support from Grant County the CBDRC was able to show a profit of $29140.92 in 2023. This allowed us to add to the buffer in our bank account to help us through any lean years that may come. As we maintain this trend, we are increasing the programs that we provide. We have again started offering Basic Mediation and Family Mediation training; locally and in -person at our center. We have been able to hire bi-lingual staff to better meet the needs of our county. We are also, with the court"s continued support,, able to offer Landlord/Tenant mediations and services at no cost to help promote Housing Stability within our county. We are continuing to work on developing other 256 Basin St NW, Ste B., Ephrata,, WA 98823 Phone 509-398-2365 Intake 509-237-8401 Director services we feel will benefit the citizens of our county along with easing the burden on the courts. With your continued support we can continue to advertise and do more outreach events to let the public know who we are and the services we provide to families and to the general public to promote peace in our homes and in our communities. Again, we would like to thank the Grant County Commissioners for all the support you have given throughout the years that help make our progress possible, Rusty Hunt - President of the Board of Directors CBDRC Ara Gilbert - Executive Director CBDRC 256 Basin St NW, Ste B, Ephrata., WA 98823 Phone 509-398-2365 Intake 509-237-8401 Director Ift Resolution kIl* Washington Activities Summary LHO M��E Case Type Settlement Jan 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2023 Referral Source DRC: Columbia Basin DRC Serv)ce Typ.. County e--�ram Funding Type ...... Ak Case Type Tenant -Landlord Settlenieni 1,115 Rate 78.2% staff HOUrs 1,589.95 VOILInteer HOUrs 15 Mediation HOUrs", 37 Adults Childien Directly Directly Indirectly Served Served 1,520 - AdUltS Indirectly Served 1 Children Served 11 Parenting Plan 40 45.0% 199.75 38 89.5 80 0 5 61 Dissolution 20 65.0% 91.5 11.5 18.5 40 0 0 13 Family: Other 1 0.0% 1 - 0 2 - - 0 Property 1 0.0% 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 Tenant -Landlord: Eviction 1 100.0% 8 - - 1 - - - Consumer 1 0.0% 6 - - 2 - - - Grand total 1,179 76.6% 1,900.2 64.5 145 1,647 0 6 87 * Prior to July 1, 2020, mediation hours are an incomplete metric of hours spent in mediation statewide, as mediation hours were included in vokinteer andlor -staff hours for part of that period. Resolution Mediation Evaluation SummaryWashington _HOME Mediator(s) Were Fair and Impartial: Helped Communicate with the Other Person: Average Score* 2.85 Yes �► Somewhat No Would Recommend Mediation: Month - Year: 2023 (1) q-d Total Evaluations 60 Situation Was Improved by Mediation: * Average scores are based on a scale of 1 to 3, with 1 being "No" and 3 being "Yes." Average Score* 2.63 .. 1 Yes Somewhat No Helped Better Understand Issues: Reached Agreement: Average Score* 2.85 Yes Somewhat ! No Average Score* 2.68 0 Yes • Somewhat No S' f Dissolution, Parenting Plan, Youth, Foreclosure Mediation 28 RP Circle Conciliation Other Facilitation RP Conference Total 28 $112,000 103 Remaining superior and juvenile court referred (excluding the above) Mediation Conciliation Other Facilitation Total 0 $0 -j-6 Superior and Juvenile Court Savings $41L�6 Small Claims and Other District Court Mediations Other Conciliation ITotal 0 $0 TOTAL COURT SAVINGS 1 $4129000 Superior/Juvenile Court savings formula: multiply by 5 hours and $800 Superior/Juvenile Court savings formula: multiply by 5 hours and $800 Superior/Juvenile Court savings formula: multiply by 5 hours and $800 District Court savings formula: multiply by 0.75 hours and $1000 12:32 PM Columbia Basin Dispute Resolution Center 10/17/24 Profit & Loss Cash Basis January through December 2023 Jan - Dec 23 Ordinary Income[Expense Income Capacity Funding 201;579.58 County Court Funding 16,940.00 Donations 10.00 ERP Funding 60,951.39 Interest Income 1.68 Mediation Fees 9,289.00 Total Income Expense Reconciliation Discrepancies Advertising and Promotion Events Advertising and Promotion - Other Total Advertising and Promotion Computer and Tech Expenses Subscriptions and Programming Tech Maintenance Total Computer and Tech Expenses Continuing Education Insurance Expense General Liability Insurance Insurance Expense - Other Total Insurance Expense Membership Dues Operational Expenses Bank Service Charges Postage Repairs and Maintenance Interest B&O Taxes Business Licenses Registration Fees Supplies Total Operational Expenses Payroll Expenses Penalties Rent Expense Telephone Expense Travel Expense Utilities Total Expense Net Ordinary Income Net Income 288,771.65 10.65 309.56 8,088.88 8,398.44 57547.99 1,113.20 67661.19 2,904.96 1$697.00 138.30 1,835.30 577.00 129.34 66.87 590.97 51.58 0.00 320.00 9.95 9 'Ala IQ 37487.90 2047011.42 587.28 24,850.00 3,667.70 170,24 2,468.65 259,630.73 291140-92 29,140.92 Page 1