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Municipal court seeks staff and a new courthouse as backlog grows
Summary
Court Administrator said staff handle a disproportionately high in‑person caseload and that the court has an estimated 8,000 open dispositions requiring reconciliation. The court asked to reclassify/create a chief court clerk and seeks design funding for a new ADA‑compliant courthouse.
The city’s municipal court told council its operational workload and an inherited backlog now exceed staff capacity, and officials asked for a supervisory reclassification and long‑term facilities investment.
Court Administrator Alejandra Peru told council staff that municipal filings and open dispositions have grown to a point that the court estimates thousands of unresolved disposition updates remain in state records. "We have over 8,000 open dispositions" she said, explaining staff must retrieve files,…
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