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Commissioners to weigh $25,000 contract increase for court legal-services advocates amid questions about asking clients to contribute
Summary
A request to add $25,000 to a legal-services advocate contract for protection-from-abuse cases drew commissioner questions about continuing to add property-tax-funded services and whether clients should be asked to contribute; county staff said many clients are indigent and staff will research legal/contractual options.
An item to increase a District Courts legal-services advocate contract by $25,000 prompted commissioners to ask whether the county has pursued alternatives to adding recurring property-tax-funded costs.
Tom previewed the item and said Joni from the District Courts would present historical caseload data at the upcoming meeting. A commissioner expressed support for the purpose but said the county should explore whether clients can…
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