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Council staff report roughly $4 million in outstanding court costs and fines; collection strategies discussed
Summary
Finance staff told the council a June 2024 report showed about $4.0 million in outstanding court costs and fines across five courts; members discussed using Trex, new collection agencies and tax intercept tools to improve returns but noted clerks and courts control many collection choices.
County budget staff reported an outstanding balance of about $4,000,008.37 in unpaid court costs, fines and fees as of a June 2024 extract across five courts. Council members discussed several approaches to improving collections, including authorizing the treasurer to participate in the Trex tax-intercept program, expanding use of state tax-return intercepts ("trucks"/tax intercept programs) for other…
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