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Committee considers adding reserve‑fund criteria, MOU consistency for county courthouse capital requests
Summary
Members debated requiring the court administrator to consider a county’s capital reserve fund and annual contributions when evaluating requests for state courthouse capital dollars, discussed minimum levy/cap issues, and agreed to work with legislative counsel and the judiciary on drafting possible amendments.
The Corrections & Institutions Committee discussed whether to add explicit criteria to a courthouse capital funding bill requiring the court administrator to evaluate a county’s capital reserve fund and its annual contribution when deciding state support for county courthouse projects.
Committee members said testimony from a side judge and county officials highlighted wide differences in county reserve practices and raised concerns about a statutory cap on the amount counties may…
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