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San Juan County, Monticello reach in-principle deal to merge justice court; 70/30 split proposed after expenses
Summary
County attorneys and Monticello officials discussed a draft contract to merge Monticello City Justice Court into San Juan County operations. The plan would route all fines and fees to the county, pay operational expenses first (judge, prosecutors, clerks), then split remaining net revenue 70% to the county and 30% to Monticello; contract edits and a budget amendment were requested before final approval.
San Juan County commissioners on Jan. 20 reviewed a proposed contract to merge Monticello City’s justice court into county operations, with county staff saying the move should not increase the county’s net costs and the city agreeing in principle to a 70% county / 30% city split of net revenues after the county covers operating expenses.
County Attorney (unnamed) told the commission that Monticello historically contracted prosecutorial services for about $1,500 a month (12 hours at $125 per hour) and that merger would consolidate prosecutorial work under the county. He proposed increasing Monticello’s prosecutorial allocation to about 20 hours per month and raising the billing rate to $175 per hour to reflect workload, arguing the county should be compensated for the additional work the merged court will require. "We should go into this with the idea that merging the two…
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