Judges ask for probation pay boost and higher public defender contracts
Judges requested the county add $50,000 to county general for chief probation-officer salaries and raised public defender contract pay toward $47,000 to remain competitive amid a statewide lawyer shortage; speakers said probation fees have not increased since the early 2000s.
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Judge Day and court staff presented priority requests tied to probation and public-defense operations, telling commissioners that fee revenues and grants no longer cover rising personnel costs.
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