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Clerk of Courts to Ask Committee to Double Juror Per Diem to $50
Summary
Sawyer County clerk of courts told the Public Safety Committee she will ask next month to raise juror per diem from $25 to $50 a day (or $25 for a half day) and discussed mileage and lunch procedures; committee placed the item on the next meeting agenda.
Marjorie “Marge,” Clerk of Courts, told the Sawyer County Public Safety Committee on Oct. 9 that she will ask the committee next month to raise the juror per diem from $25 a day to $50 a day, or $25 for a half day, citing lost wages, childcare needs and time away from work. The per diem rate currently dates to an April 1, 1993 adoption, Marge said.
The request matters because jurors receive modest compensation under the county schedule and local officials said the low rate discourages service and does not offset lost income. Marge asked the committee to consider the increase at the next meeting.
Committee members asked practical questions about mileage and logistics. Marge said jurors already receive mileage at the county rate (51 cents per mile) and that the court will stop sending jurors out for lunch; instead, staff will provide lunch to jurors after they pass security so they remain on site. The chair confirmed the per diem increase request will appear on the Oct. 30 agenda for this committee and the upcoming schedule adjustments for November meetings will be circulated.
No formal motion or vote on the per diem change was taken at the Oct. 9 meeting; Marge said she will formally present the request next month. The committee did approve routine minutes and heard other departmental reports before adjourning.
