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County staff implement change to criminal fines distribution, shifting larger share to community corrections
Summary
County finance staff reported an administrative change in how state criminal fines are split: community corrections' share was increased to 50%, with jail and juvenile allocations each reduced to 25%. The board was notified; staff said the change did not require a formal vote.
Klamath County finance staff told the Board of Commissioners on Aug. 26 that the county has implemented a staff-level change in the distribution of criminal fines revenue received from the state.
Previously, the receipts had been split 40% to the jail, 40% to juvenile and 20% to community corrections. Staff said the split was changed in response to a request from Aaron Hartman to 50% for community corrections, 25% for the jail and 25% for juvenile programs. The funds are used to support drug and alcohol programs and the planning, operation and maintenance of juvenile and adult correction facilities.
Vicky, a county staff member who presented the item, told the board the change had been implemented and that, while she did not believe it required a vote, the board could ask for additional information. "If the board wants to go look at it or look at specific numbers, talk to director Hartman," a commissioner suggested during the meeting.
Staff said the monthly receipts are modest in amount (one example cited was roughly $700 monthly credited to corrections), and that the change would not require immediate board action unless a commissioner requested a formal review. The presenters agreed to provide dollar-amount detail by email to commissioners on request.
