(a) The Probate Court Administrator shall establish a Probate Court Budget Committee consisting of the Probate Court Administrator and two probate judges appointed by the Connecticut Probate Assembly. The Probate Court Administrator shall serve as chairperson of the committee.

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(b) Not later than June 30, 2010, and annually thereafter, the committee shall establish, in accordance with the criteria established in regulations issued pursuant to subsection (b) of § 45a-77: (1) A compensation plan, which plan shall include employee benefits, for employees of the Probate Courts, (2) staffing levels for each Probate Court, and (3) an office budget for each Probate Court. Such compensation plan, staffing levels and office budgets shall be established within the expenditures and anticipated available funds in the proposed budget established pursuant to § 45a-84.

(c) The Probate Court Administrator shall annually transfer to each Probate Court the amount budgeted under subsection (b) of this section for a Probate Court’s office budget. The transfer shall be made from the Probate Court Administration Fund established under § 45a-82. Each Probate Court shall establish and maintain a checking account in the name of the court at a financial institution, as defined in § 36a-330, to hold and manage the office budget funds. A Probate Court shall deposit all office budget funds into the account and disburse from the account all payments for expenditures permitted under the office budget. A Probate Court shall not commingle office budget funds with funds from any other source. The provisions of sections 4-33 and 4-98 shall not apply to the management of office budget funds under this section.