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Juvenile court says truancy, adoption and gun‑intervention programs could be cut under proposed budget
Summary
Juvenile court judges warned that a proposed reduction would force layoffs, eliminate the truancy mentoring program and jeopardize a gun‑intervention cohort; they described narrow revenue streams and mandatory costs the court must pay.
Juvenile court judges and administrators told the council their funding request (presented as about $8.9 million) exceeds the mayor’s proposed allocation and that the mayor’s proposal would amount to an 11–14% reduction versus current funding levels. They said the court has limited discretionary revenue — judicial expense funds, small fee streams and occasional grants — and that mandated costs (interpreters, transcripts, sanity…
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