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Lake Country Municipal Court reports $2 million collected, says no municipal subsidy needed
Summary
Judge Kaye told Village of Hartland trustees the joint municipal court processed about 15,000 citations in the past year, kept roughly $381,000 to fund operations, and has not asked member municipalities for contributions in decades.
Judge Kaye, presiding judge of the Lake Country Municipal Court, updated Village of Hartland trustees on the court’s annual operations during the meeting.
Kaye said the court, which serves multiple municipalities, processed about 15,000 citations this year and collected roughly $2,000,000 in total fines and fees. Of that total, the court retained about $381,000 to cover its budget — salaries for the judge and clerks, rent, insurance, bailiffs and other operating costs — and has not…
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