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Circuit court cites mandated transcript rate increase; county covers shortfall and flags ongoing budget pressure
Summary
A mandated increase in court transcript rates and higher ordering rates for appeals has pushed the circuit court over budget for FY25; the Board approved a reallocation of existing funding to cover the current shortfall and was warned of steady future increases.
Oakland County circuit court staff told the Public Health & Safety Committee that a statutory increase in the rates paid for court transcript production has created an unbudgeted cost pressure that will recur in coming years. The committee approved a reallocation of existing funding to cover the current shortfall.
Circuit court staff said the per-page and per-copy fees paid for transcripts roughly tripled under recent statutory changes (the presenter cited an increase from $1.75 to $3.75 per unit and from $0.30 to $0.90 for…
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