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Judge asks council to cover court training after statute limits use of user fees; council tables request
Summary
Judge Elkins asked the Howard County Council to appropriate $21,000 to cover training for nine court staff after the county discovered state restrictions on using court user fees for staff expenses; the council voted to table the request to allow further review and possible rebudgeting.
Judge Thomas Elkins of Superior Court 1 asked the Howard County Council on Aug. 26 to appropriate $21,000 to cover travel and training costs for nine people who attended a national judicial/conference in May. The judge said the court had initially used user-fee funds, but county and state guidance clarified that the statute permits user fees to pay for…
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