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District clerk reports $50,000 in interest on court registry funds; suggests local allocation options
Summary
The district clerk said registry interest for a civil case is nearing $50,000 and suggested allocating the revenue to the general fund or to precinct/roads where the funds originated; the court asked for allocation recommendations.
District Clerk told the court that a long‑running civil registry case has generated roughly $50,000 in interest that will be credited to the county. "One of our cases that we have, 15,000,000 that we've had to put in the registry of the court… we get a percentage of the interest and right now we are up to... close to 50,000," the clerk said.
Commissioners discussed whether the interest should be dedicated to the general fund or allocated to the precincts and roads where the case originated. The clerk said she preferred a general‑fund deposit but agreed that allocating a portion to the affected precinct would be acceptable. The court did not make a final designation during the session and instructed staff to note the revenue for the budget and to coordinate allocation language.
