Probation office explains funding changes; restricted fee revenue now routed through state

Probation staff reviewed a line‑by‑line draft of their 2027 budget and explained why some revenue lines appear at $0 in the draft. The presenter said recent changes in how the state handles invoicing mean some amounts previously shown monthly to counties are now routed through the state’s pooled accounts, producing zeros in restricted line items in the county draft. “When they changed how the funding source stream was coming out back in, I think, 2023 … the funds are going to the state, and the state is invoicing last,” the presenter said.