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Adult probation warns of possible $675,000 state funding shortfall; pitches young‑adult case load
Summary
Adult Probation leaders told supervisors the department could face about $675,000 in state funding reductions, outlined contingency plans and sought long‑term program support for a young‑adult case load and pretrial restoration options.
Cara Singer, who leads the county’s adult probation functions, told the Board the department is monitoring potentially significant changes to state funding that could require local backfill. "One of the threats is possible state salary funding changes — for our department that could be about $675,000," Singer said, citing briefings from the Administrative Office of the Courts.
Singer explained the department’s core functions — pre‑trial services, presentence investigations and field supervision — and the dependence of…
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