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Magistrate seeks city support for office security upgrades and modest operating budget
Summary
Chief magistrate Andrew Truitt described upgrades completed at the main magistrate office, ongoing shortcomings at the Second Precinct and requested transfer of small supplemental funds into operating lines; he outlined a $22,295 personal-cost budget and need for security features at the precinct.
Chief Magistrate Andrew Truitt briefed City Council on May 6 about the magistrate office’s FY26 budget and recent security improvements, and he described remaining needs at the Second Precinct.
Truitt said magistrates are state employees appointed by the executive secretary of the Supreme Court of Virginia and that most salaries and major equipment are state-funded. Localities, he noted, are responsible under state interpretation for “quarters” and durable items such as furniture. The magistrate…
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