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Justice court budget adjusted to add travel buffer, juror costs noted
Summary
At the May 18 meeting Lincoln County reviewed the justice court budget and agreed by consensus to shift funding from publicity/subscriptions into travel (raising travel to $1,400) to cover training and long-distance travel; juror expenses were discussed as variable and other wages/contributions remain pending.
The Lincoln County board reviewed the justice court budget at 9:45 a.m. on May 18 and agreed to modest intra-line-item shifts to cover training-related travel and juror expenses.
Justice court staff provided the budget paperwork and explained the larger travel needs for training this year, including travel to Billings and Missoula. Board members noted a high postage line for juror mailings and discussed moving funds from publicity/subscriptions into travel to avoid showing a year-over-year increase in overall spending.
Participants agreed to reduce the publicity/subscriptions line and add roughly $600 to travel, bringing the travel budget to about $1,400, providing a small buffer for training and long drives. Board members also noted that juror payments and other purchase services can vary substantially from year to year depending on trial volume.
Wages and employee contributions were not yet factored into the presented figures; justice court staff indicated they were comfortable with the adjusted numbers and the board moved on after confirming the changes. No formal roll-call vote was recorded; the adjustment was handled by consensus during the budget review.
