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Martin Hall budget update spotlights legal obligation and recurring board tensions
Summary
County counsel and a special deputy prosecutor briefed commissioners on Martin Hall’s 2026 budget (Spokane County’s share ~18.519%), a $148,000 consortium deficit offset by a $600,000 reserve, and ongoing dispute over the board’s historical practice of voting ‘no’ while still paying the consortium assessment.
Spokane — A briefing on the Martin Hall juvenile detention consortium budget rekindled an ongoing county debate over the board’s legal obligations and past resistance to approving the consortium’s operating budget.
Special Deputy Prosecutor Jim Amazio reviewed the consortium’s budget and the interlocal agreement governing member counties. He said Spokane County purchased five beds (18.519% of the consortium) and Martin Hall’s budget reflects a $148,000 operating deficit…
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