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DeKalb Juvenile Court asks commissioners for treatment funding, tech and pay fixes
Summary
Chief Judge Tamika Murray told the Finance, Audit and Budget Committee the Juvenile Court needs $368,318 in new spending for treatment services, staffing and technology, plus $100,000 for tuition reimbursement to train specialized staff.
DeKalb County Juvenile Court Chief Judge Tamika Murray asked the Board of Commissioners’ Finance, Audit and Budget Committee on Feb. 13 for new county funding to cover treatment services, information-technology staff, pay adjustments and equipment.
Murray told commissioners the court is requesting $100,000 for treatment services, $75,318 for in-grade salary adjustments, $100,000 for tuition reimbursement and $93,000 for a computer refresh, and she also asked the county to add one enterprise technician (a grade 15 position) to support court technology.
The request for $100,000 in treatment funds is “a high priority,” Murray said, noting 95.99 percent of the court’s treatment spending is typically grant-funded and that state and federal support has fallen.…
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