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Probation director warns counties will absorb felony supervision costs as state funding falls short
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Clay County’s probation director outlined changes to the state community supervision funding formula and warned a 2026 budget shortfall at the state level will shift significant felony supervision costs onto counties unless the legislature acts.
Clay County’s probation leadership told the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday that a recent change to Minnesota’s community supervision funding formula will shift more felony supervision costs to counties in 2026, increasing Clay County’s local budget exposure unless the legislature provides additional funds.
Dale, the county probation director, explained the formula change and the arithmetic behind the county’s estimate. “The funding formula statute for the state of Minnesota started 07/01/2023,” Dale said, and described the components: a base funding amount for each county, an average of three years of supervision counts (2021–2023) multiplied by a capitated rate (5.62 per individual per day), and program-specific adjustments…
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