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County reviews superior court budget; commissioners consider reducing pro tem and bailiff costs

Walla Walla County Board of Commissioners · December 2, 2025
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Summary

After executive session the commissioners discussed options to close a budget gap in superior court including reducing hours for judicial assistants, trimming pro tem judge pay, and cutting bailiff line items; staff will model savings and return with numbers.

Walla Walla County commissioners spent a substantial portion of their Dec. 2 meeting reviewing the superior court budget and discussing options to close a shortfall.

Clerk Diane (addressed in the meeting as Diane) and county staff identified a roughly 5% shortfall in the court budget that could be addressed by adjusting hours for judicial assistants, reducing pro tem…

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