Topic:
CONTRACTS; EMPLOYEES (GENERAL); GOVERNMENT PURCHASING; JUVENILE COURTS; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; PROBATE COURT; STATISTICAL INFORMATION; WAGES;
Location:
COURTS - PROBATE; GOVERNMENT PURCHASING;

OLR Research Report


March 23, 2007

 

2007-R-0269

PROBATE COURT ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE, REGIONAL COURTS, AND YOUTH IN CRISIS PROGRAM

By: George Coppolo, Chief Attorney

You asked us to update of 2005-R-0911 concerning the personal service contracts of the Office of Probate Court Administrator. In addition, you asked for:

1. a breakdown of all full- and part-time employees of the Office of the Probate Court Administrator and their salaries;

2. a breakdown of all full- and part-time employees of the Regional Children's Courts and the Youth in Crisis Pilot Program in Middletown including their salaries, and personnel whose salaries are paid from other sources and the names of those sources;

The information in this report was provided by Probate Judge James J. Lawlor, the probate court administrator. Table 1 provides the names and salaries of all employees of the Probate Court Administrator's Office.

Table 1: Names and Salaries of Employees of the Office of Probate Court Administrator

Employee

Annual Salary

Judge Lawlor

$ 146,780

Tom Gaffey

110,282

Kimberly Doyle Joyner

94,335

Debra Cohen

76,488

Helen Bennet

73,368

Alison Green

57,765

Susan Dornfried

54,544

Stephanie Janes

57,565

Amy Benjamin

57,565

Vincent Russo

54,544

Nuno Fernandes

62,809

Ann Brennan

53,372

Susan Scotti

67,456

Alyce Cariseo

83,127

Carol Souza

58,889

Susan Jane Obert (part-time)

34,180

Dianna Orvis

44,251

Willette Frank

34,643

Alison Blair

34,643

Paula Gilroy

32,407

Barbara Aszklar

32,250

Total

$ 1,321,263

Table 2 updates a 2005 OLR report (2005-R-0911) concerning personal service contracts.

Table 2: Personal Service Contracts for Office of Probate Court Administrator for FY 2005-06 and 2006-07.

Name of Person or Entity

Amount Paid

Time Frame

Fiscal Year

Atlas Management LLC

$ 19,624. 50

12. 1. 2005 -

2005 - 06

 

 

6. 26. 2006

 

 

7,515. 00

8. 3. 2006 -

2006 - 07

 

 

10. 2. 2006

 

Carol A. LePage

2,338. 02

12. 6. 2005 -

2005 - 06

 

 

6. 23. 2006

 

 

1,546. 09

7. 31. 2006 -

2006 - 07

 

 

1. 30. 2007

 

Charles A. Bannon

2,775. 00

12. 20. 2005 -

2005 - 06

 

 

3. 15. 2006

 

 

6,975. 00

8. 3. 2006 -

2006 - 07

 

 

1. 3. 2007

 

Cipriano Training & Development Inc.

4,985. 00

2. 2. 2006

2005 - 06

 

 

 

 

 

5,215. 00

9. 28. 2006 -

2006 - 07

 

 

1. 16. 2007

 

Crane Enterprises Inc.

9,460. 78

12. 202005 -

2005 - 06

 

 

6. 5. 2006

 

 

6,922. 50

7. 26. 2006 -

2006 - 07

 

 

1. 16. 2007

 

David D. Biklen

1,890. 00

3. 9. 2006

2005 - 06

 

 

 

 

 

4,785. 00

1. 2. 2007 -

2006 - 07

 

 

1. 22. 2007

 

Heidi Famiglietti

19,395. 00

1. 27. 2006 -

2005 - 06

 

 

6. 23. 2006

 

 

13,620. 00

7. 18. 2006 -

2006 - 07

 

 

1. 25. 2007

 

Holt Wexler & Farnam LLP

3,000. 00

1. 12. 2006

2005 - 06

Joseph F. Murphy

2,070. 00

3. 20. 2006

2005 - 06

 

4,200. 00

10. 30. 2006

2006 - 07

Judith Robertson

8,530. 00

2. 8. 2006 -

2005 - 06

 

 

6. 9. 2006

 

 

7,780. 00

7. 26. 2006 -

2006 - 07

 

 

1. 23. 2007

 

Karen Wagner

2,605. 50

3. 15. 2006 -

2005 - 06

 

 

6. 26. 2006

 

 

8,363. 25

8. 8. 2006 -

2006 - 07

 

 

1. 2. 2007

 

Mary Gentile

28,644. 00

1. 13. 2006 -

2005 - 06

 

 

6. 23. 2006

 

 

13,557. 50

1. 16. 2007

2006 - 07

Meghan E. Liljedahl

1,530. 75

6. 22. 2006 -

2005 - 06

 

 

6. 27. 2006

 

 

3,480. 62

7. 24. 2006 -

2006 - 07

 

 

1. 2. 2007

 

Patricia P. Tarca

13,251. 44

12. 1. 2005 -

2005 - 06

 

 

6. 21. 2006

 

 

10,371. 68

7. 13. 2006 -

2006 - 07

 

 

1. 25. 2007

 

Paul DiLorenzo

9,640. 00

1. 2. 2007

2006 - 07

Quaker Farms Consulting LLC

110,128. 75

11. 30. 2005 -

2005 - 06

 

 

6. 26. 2006

 

 

76,641. 25

10. 5. 2006 -

2006 - 07

 

 

1. 29. 2007

 

Thomas F. Casey

45,799. 08

2. 3. 2006 -

2005 - 06

 

 

6. 23. 2006

 

 

25,975. 90

9. 15. 2006 -

2006 - 07

 

 

1. 23. 2007

 

William E. Ryan & Co LLC

20,868. 89

1. 23. 2006 -

2005 - 06

 

 

4. 7. 2006

 

 

30,510. 99

7. 26. 2006 -

2006 - 07

 

 

1. 23. 2007

 

William J. Bergin Jr.

3,420. 00

4. 7. 2006

2005 - 06

 

 

 

 

 

14,478. 00

7. 27. 2006 -

2006 - 07

 

 

1. 16. 2007

 

William P. Lavernoich

1,560. 00

1. 18. 2006 -

2005 - 06

 

 

3. 24. 2006

 

 

555. 00

11. 2. 2006

2006 - 07

Winifred C. Sumner

26,100. 00

2. 9. 2006 -

2005 - 06

 

 

6. 26. 2006

 

 

16,391. 25

8. 8. 2006 -

2006 - 07

 

 

1. 25. 2007

 

Total

$ 596,500. 74

   

The Probate Court Administrator asked us to get the information about the children's courts and the Youth in Crisis Pilot Program directly from the courts. We have requested this information from them and will forward it as soon as we receive it.

GC: dw