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Board and circuit clerk blame Safety Act, court no‑shows for caseload surge
Summary
Circuit clerk Greg told the Law & Justice committee that state law changes and lack of cash bail are driving up open cases and reducing filing revenue; board members pressed for more data and grant assistance.
Greg told the committee that a primary driver of the rising open-case count is recent state statutory changes and the erosion of incentives for defendants to appear. "People don't show up for court. There's no cash bail any longer," he said, explaining that continued continuances raise the open case tally and reduce fee revenue.
Board members pressed for a deeper accounting of year‑over‑year increases. One member called the Safety Act "a negative in many areas" and asked whether the finance committee had been tasked to assist in securing grants; Greg and staff said they and county grant coordinators will continue pursuing grant funding and will provide additional information to the board on revenue options.
The committee recorded the concerns and requested follow-up information; no formal policy change was adopted at the meeting.
