Reduction in Humboldt County Superior Court Clerk's office hours, again due to budget cuts

From the Superior Court website:

As a result of the unprecedented budgets cuts to the Judicial Branch, the Superior Court of
California, County of Humboldt, finds it necessary to reduce the hours the Clerks’ Office is
available to the public.
• Beginning Monday, November 3, 2014, the Court Clerks’ Office hours will be 9:00 a.m.
to 2:00 p.m., (reduced from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) Monday through Friday, excluding
court holidays. This also applies to answering telephone inquiries.
• A public drop box is available at the 421 “I” Street location for same day filings during
normal business hours up to 4:00 p.m. Please do not put cash in the drop box.
The new office hours will continue indefinitely.
The Court finds the above actions are necessary due to the significant and continuing budget cuts
to the State Judicial Branch Budget. Since 2009, state funding for the judicial branch has been
significantly reduced, with those reductions impacting the budgets of individual superior courts.
Our projected deficit for FY 2014-15 is $70,784. The limited amount of funding restored in FY
2014-15 does not make it fiscally feasible for the Clerks’ Office hours to remain open until 4:00
p.m.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. If you would like to submit comments
about the proposed reduction in the Clerks’ Office hours, please send them to Kerri Keenan,
Court Executive Officer, 825 Fifth Street, Room 231, Eureka, CA 95501.
Pursuant to Government Code section 68106, this proposal has been published for public
comment. The sixty day comment period is August 29, 2014 through October 28, 2014.