Patricia Thompson, identified in the meeting as director of the county's supervision services, briefed commissioners on changes after pretrial services moved from the jail into restorative justice supervision and answered detailed budget questions.

Thompson said part-time wage increases reflected the transfer of pretrial staff into her program and noted that wage money "was supposed to come with her" in one personnel case. She described a modest across-the-board increase to reflect merit and cost-of-living adjustments.

On program fees, Thompson said, "Program fees are fees that are collected, for supervision of adult diversion, misdemeanor, and felony cases. So if you have a misdemeanor diversion case, the fee is $400. If you have a felony diversion case, it's $500. We do not charge juveniles program fees because it's covered in the grant that we get." She added that courts had sometimes waived fees in the past and that she has asked stakeholders "please don't do that" to preserve flexibility for a sliding-scale approach when people cannot pay.

Thompson also addressed a jump in drug-screening costs. She said drug screens were underused before the transfer; when she assumed responsibility the prior kits had expired and had to be replaced quickly, and with pretrial responsibilities the caseload grew (she cited "almost 200 inmates" connected to pretrial), explaining why the drug-screening line rose.

She confirmed the department received a grant this year that was accepted by the commissioners and described that as a partial offset for program activities, but she emphasized that program fees are not a primary revenue source and should be viewed as a programmatic tool to teach budgeting and responsibility.

The commission discussed reducing a sick-time incentive estimate (from $1,000 to a suggested $500) and asked clarifying questions about telecommunications vendor changes and how certain costs were moved between budget lines. No formal vote or ordinance related to Thompson's items was recorded in the transcript excerpt.