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County attorney says diversion funds are legally limited; office won't use them for salaries
Summary
The county attorney told commissioners that diversion-program receipts may be used only for limited items such as training and cannot be used to pay salaries; the attorney said prior practice included larger diversion fees that may have been collected improperly.
At the budget work session the county attorney described statutory limits on the use of diversion funds and said the office will not use those funds to supplement salaries or provide bonuses.
“The statute ... it's very specific what you can collect, and what you can do with those funds. And I can't use it to supplement my budget,” the county attorney said. The attorney said diversion-related receipts are generally limited to application fees and court-cost items and that statute allows use for…
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