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Commission approves 48th District Court 2026 budget; Birmingham to pay roughly $2.1 million share
Summary
The commission voted to approve the 48th District Court's $5.15 million 2026 operating budget. Birmingham's share was cited at 40.69% ($2,095,535); one commissioner dissented citing concern about local costs and sustainability of the trial-court funding model.
The Birmingham City Commission voted to adopt a resolution approving the 48th District Court's proposed operating budget for 2026, $5,150,000, at the Dec. 1 meeting.
Finance staff and court administrators presented the budget. The court administrator, Patrick Dunn, told commissioners the court expects to exceed roughly 32,000 cases this year with notable increases in civil infractions and general civil filings, including…
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