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Chief judge asks county to fund hospitalization referee for July; supervisors approve temporary coverage
Summary
Chief Judge Kelly Ann Leekar requested the county pay 100% of the hospitalization‑referee contract for July while the state and judicial branch continue contract negotiations; the board approved funding for that month.
Chief Judge Kelly Ann Leekar told the Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors on July 1 that negotiations over a new contract for the county’s mental‑health hospitalization referee remain unresolved between the state primary care association and state court administration, and asked the county to pay 100% of the referee’s July compensation so hearings can continue.
Leekar, identifying the referee as a state judicial employee by statute, said…
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