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Judges propose $10,000 probation officer stipends funded from user fees; council authorizes up to $10,000 pending counsel review
Summary
Judges asked the council to approve one‑time stipends of up to $10,000 per probation officer funded from a probation user‑fee fund; the council approved a motion allowing judges to provide stipends up to $10,000 each funded from that account, subject to review by the Supreme Court general counsel and annual reevaluation.
County judges told the council they plan to recommend one‑time stipends for probation officers and asked the council to approve allowing the judiciary to distribute up to $10,000 per officer, funded from a statutory probation user‑fee account. The council approved a motion permitting judges to provide stipends up to $10,000 per probation officer, all‑inclusive of taxes and benefit costs, provided the action is funded from the probation fee account and pending a formal review by the general counsel to the Supreme Court.
At the meeting, judges described the fund as currently holding about $650,000 and noted the court system historically collects roughly $250,000 per…
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