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Restorative justice director explains pretrial transfer, program fees and drug-screening cost increases
Summary
Patricia Thompson, director of supervision services, told commissioners that pretrial services moved into restorative justice, triggering part-time wage shifts, more drug screenings and stable program fees of $400 (misdemeanor) and $500 (felony); she asked stakeholders not to waive fees routinely.
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…
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