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Pacific County increases clerk's juror impress fund to $20,000
Summary
The Pacific County Board of County Commissioners on April 3 approved Resolution 2025-020 to establish a $20,000 impressed fund for the county clerk's office to pay jurors by debit card, rescinding Resolution 2023-053 after a lengthy jury trial prompted the request.
The Pacific County Board of County Commissioners on April 3 approved Resolution 2025-020 to establish an impressed fund of $20,000 for the county clerk's office to pay jurors via debit card and to rescind Resolution 2023-053.
Why it matters: The change increases the clerk's standing imprest amount from $10,000 to $20,000 to cover juror payments after a recent, prolonged trial that strained the existing fund.
Commissioner moved to adopt the resolution and the motion was seconded by the Moderator. Chair explained the request as arising from a specific set of circumstances in superior court. "There was recently a very lengthy jury trial in superior court, that lasted, I believe, 8 days," Chair said, describing the need to raise the fund permanently to avoid shortfalls in future lengthy trials.
The board voted to approve the resolution. No additional public comment or amendments were recorded during the special session. The resolution rescinds the prior 2023-053 action and replaces it with the new $20,000 imprest amount for the clerk's office.
The action is administrative and immediately effective as a county fiscal procedure; the transcript did not identify further implementation steps or a timeline for the clerk to begin paying jurors via debit card.
