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HomeMy WebLinkAboutUpdate Documents - BOCC (002)1PU E M 0 U > C » T Im Vow "' � i e e � Grant County Commtsstonei s Annuat lZeport Cotumbia Basin Dispute Resotution Center 256 Basin St NW, Ste, B Ephrata, WA 98823 Intake Phone: 509-398-2365 Director's Phone: 509-237-8401 9:43 AM Columbia Basin Dispute Resolution Center 03/05126 Profit & Loss Cash Basis January through December 2025 Ordinary Income/Expense Income Capacity Funding Client Filing Fees County Court Funding Donations Forms Assistance Interest Income Mediation Fees Training Income Total Income Expense Administration & Overhead Bank Service Charges Dues Filing Fees Insurance Licenses Staff/Board Meals Supplies Training Travel Total Administration & Overhead Office Space Janitorial Maintenance Rent Utilities Total Office Space Outreach & Advertising Advertising Events Total Outreach & Advertising Technology Devices Maintenance Software Telephones Total Technology Computer and Tech Expenses Subscriptions and Programming Total Computer and Tech Expenses Payroll Expenses Total Expense Net Ordinary Income Net Income Jan - Dec 25 266,842.87 1,134.00 24,420.00 205.28 3,245.90 923.04 12,739.25 2,100.00 311,610.34 442.39 2,460.81 1,684.00 27045.00 697.00 626.34 4,310.38 3,393.77 2,313.11 17,972.80 330.00 199.94 26,400.00 2,488.58 29,418.52 17,457.52 5,917.26 23,374.78 4,273.70 408.54 5,491.71 27118.21 12,292.16 -50.00 _50.00 205,076.12 288,084.38 23,525.96 239525.96 Page 1 Resolving Disputes Peacefully Annual Report of Columbia Basin Dispute Resolution Center March 10, 2026 We at the Columbia Basin Dispute Resolution Center would like to thank you, the Grant County Commissioners, for your continued support. With your support we have had a successful year in 2025, having dealt with a total of 183 cases throughout the year. Of those cases, 12 cases were Tenant/ Landlord cases, 2 cases were Foreclosure cases, 3 cases were Business cases, 1 case was an Animal issue, 1 case was a Contract/Loan issue, 1 Victim/ Offender case, 1 case was an Automobile case. The balance of the cases were all Family Law cases. Of those Family Law cases 36 cases were Dissolution only, 38 cases were Dissolution with Parenting Plans, 85 cases were Parenting Plans, 2 were Parent/Teen cases and 1 was a Family Protection Order. Of the total cases 67 cases were mediation cases, 2 were Facilitation Cases, 7 were Conciliation cases, 56 were Court Form Assistance cases and 51 were Information and Referral cases. For the cases mediated, facilitated and conciliated, the Settlement rate was 84%. Between the Tenant/Landlord and Family Law mediations the total savings to the court is at $324,977.00. In 2025 CBDRC served 454 adults with our services. Through cases involving Family Law we assisted 289 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'tshow up through accounting practices. We accomplished this with our staff putting in 5571 hours. Our volunteers put in 419 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 net profit of $23525.96 in 2025, even though our grant from Commerce was cut by $15362.00. 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 been able to continue offering Basic Mediation and Family Mediation training; locally and in -person at our center. We have been able to add three additional Certified Mediators this past year with two more still in the Practicu m portion of training before becoming Certified. We have been able to retain our bilingual 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 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 for families and the general public to promote peace in our homes and in our communities. As a result of your 256 Basin St NW, Ste B, Ephrata, WA 98823 Phone 509-398-2365 Intake 509-237-8401 Director continued support, through the outreach We have been able to do, we have developed a local network for referrals to and from our company. Again, we Would like to thank you, the Grant County Commissioners, for all the support you have given over the years that continues to 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 DRC: Columbia Basin DRC 2025 IMPACT RESOLVING DISPUTES. STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES. �i r. 0r � � `���jr t Y! r4��y � r` �. r ii lip, Rc�f.�'f H_ a `y, •�� ..4.. ten` d' - .'.. r:. .n. 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'!�,t,:1�� '�"1}:d�.,�e'�! ..i• '+i'y 'i� ,:,7s� ,�.�' _.r 's !` • �, �..j.. ,�r��:• rr• , i 5 :h � . �' 'a t. •7 4. r':��,, � �fi.. •�il.:..�.t�rya 4,si ,y ! r;i�..,' _ ,,d�,-, MEDIATION AND PEOPLE ASSISTED YOUTH IMPACTED DISTRICT,s; DISPUTE RESOLUTION WITH DIRECT SUPERIOR, TRIBAL CASES SERVICES & JUVENILE COURT CASES MEDIATED aii PARENTING PLANS 34 82% RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS OF PUBLIC DOLLARS Established by the Washington legislature, DRCs provide cost-effective and efficient service alternatives to court and those services are delivered by a combination of highly trained staff and volunteers. 69110 419 $250988 SERVICE HOURS DELIVERED VOLUNTEER HOURS VALUE OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE 0 Home lResolution 'r� Columbia Basin DRC 2025 Data Report Primary indicators: Total Cases' 132 Court Mandated Settlement Rate2 No data Voluntary Settlement Rate 84% # of Active Status Volunteers 9 Volunteer Hours 419 Useful Information: Court Savings" $324,977 Total Client Fee Discount $20,465 Percent Client Fee Discount 62% Staff Hours 51751 Capacity Funded Staff Hours 51571 Info & Referral/Intake Only 48 People Directly Served 3 394 Community Members Trained 28 People Indirectly Served 381 Mediation Hours 581 T s . Percent of clients who say that: Mediator(s) were fair and impartial: 100% Their situation was improved by mediation: 93% Mediation helped them communicate with the other person: 93% Mediation helped them better understand the issues: 1000/0 They would recommend mediation: 98% They reached an agreement:** 93% "Survey iespondents answered "Yes' or `somewhat" to the question. f icentage comes from clients who responded to the mediation survey question, `Did you reach an agreement?" it does not represent the total number of agreements reached. Non -Court Referrals Cases • Info & Referral/ Intake Only Segf-referred 59 22 Government Referral 14 2 Other Referral 14 5 Attorney Referral 5 2 DSHS Referral 3 2 Nonprofit Referral 1 Counselor Referral 1 O School Referral p Grand total; 98 33 1. Cases consist of conciliation, conflict coaching, facilitation, mediation, meet & confer, restorative practices, and services classified as "other." it does not include information, referral, and intake services. 2. The settlement rate is based on mediation, conciliation, facilitation, meet & confer, restorative practices, and cases classified as 'other' in which the DRCs have assisted two or more parties in an attempt to reach an agreement. A settled case is one in which the parties reached full or partial agreement either verbally or in writing. The court mandated settlement rate consists of referred cases from Small Claims Court. 3, includes adults directly served, children directly served, and community members trained (including youth). 4. Court savings are based on a combination of case types that fall within the jurisdiction of the various courts and court referrals DRCs received; it includes savings through the Eviction Resolution Pilot Program. Pagel of 2 Home Resolution Columbia Basin DRC. 2025 Data Report Washington Mediations by Case TvDe: Dissolution Parenting Plan Business Tenant -Landlord Foreclosure Contract/Loan WA 3% W 44 Page 2 of 2 Resolution Activities SummaryWashing#onon Settlement - Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025 - DRC: Columbia Basin - Service T _ Refers{ Sou ce' County. - o ram n Ing yP Staff Hours - Dimension: Volunteer Hours - Case •Settlement Parenting Plan 85 78.8% 184.15 Mediation Hours Hours* 21.5 247.45 Directly Directly Indirectl ServedRate Served 156 11 y Indirectl Served 68 y Served 158 Dissolution 69 85.7% 136 3 309 136 8 43 101 Tenant -Landlord 11 100.0% 22 - 8 21 - 3 6 Business 3 100.0% 3.5 - 13 6 - - Family: other 3 100.0% 2.5 - - 6 - 1 2 Parent -Teen 2 - 3 - - 3 - 1 3 Victim -Offender 1 - 1.5 - - 2 2 _ Foreclosure 1 100.0% 1.5 - 2 4 - 2 _ Contract/Loan 1 100.0% 0.5 - 2 2 - - 2 Tenant -Landlord: Eviction 1 - 1 - - 2 - 1 Other 1 - 0.5 - - 2 - _ 1 Automotive 1 100.0% 1.5 - - 2 - 2 1 Animal 1 - 0.5 - - 2 - _ 1 Grand total 180 84.8% 358.15 24>6 581.45 344 21 121 275 * Prior to July 1, 2020, mediation hours are an incomplete metric of hours spent in mediation statewide, as mediation hours were included in volunteer and/or staff hours for part of that period.