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Committee warned security contract rate gap could force fewer court days and closed buildings
Summary
The committee was told Feb. 10 that rising sheriff contract rates and a mismatch between executive-branch and judiciary rates could reduce deputy availability, force courthouse closures on some days and increase budget pressure on the judiciary.
Members of the House Judiciary Committee were warned that negotiations over sheriff-contracted courthouse security rates risk operational disruption if the legislature does not address a widening rate gap.
Appropriations staff and Greg Mosley, the judiciary’s chief of finance and administration, said sheriffs currently receive about $57 per hour under existing judiciary contracts but are asking for $75 per hour — a rate reportedly in use for executive-branch contracts. Mosley…
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