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Judge Ogden asks commissioners to accelerate $250,000 courthouse maintenance funding
Summary
At a Budget Evaluation Team meeting, Judge Ogden and county staff discussed pre-funding $250,000 in courthouse maintenance that is later reimbursed through the court fund; staff were directed to prepare a budget-board transfer so work can start this fiscal year.
Judge Ogden asked county officials on Sept. 1 to expedite access to $250,000 in courthouse maintenance funding so purchase orders can be issued and projects can begin before fiscal-year 2026 budgeting is finalized. The money, Ogden said, is allocated through the court fund and is reimbursed to the county as invoices are submitted.
The request came during a discussion of how the courthouse’s recurring $250,000 maintenance allocation has been handled in recent fiscal cycles. Ogden said the court has used the funds for carpeting, painting and other courtroom and chamber repairs and that historically the county prepaid those costs and was later reimbursed through the court fund.
County staff member Jessica reported that the specific courthouse maintenance line currently…
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