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Board creates $5,000 restitution reimbursement fund, sets aside $1,000 for 2024
Summary
Cottonwood County will establish a $5,000 restitution reimbursement fund for 2025 to help court‑ordered payers who cannot afford restitution; the board also allocated $1,000 for the remainder of 2024 and approved community‑service $10/hour credit procedures.
Probation Officer Jenny Quade proposed establishing a restitution reimbursement fund to assist individuals who are court‑ordered to pay restitution but lack the funds. The board approved creating a $5,000 fund for 2025 (motion by Commissioner Kevin Stevens; second by Commissioner Donna Gravley) and separately approved setting aside $1,000 for the remainder of 2024 (motion by Commissioner Larry Anderson; second by Commissioner Donna Gravley).
Under the plan described to the board, eligible individuals could perform community service hours at a rate of $10 per hour; the probation department would document and verify the hours, and the Auditor/Treasurer’s office would submit payments to Court Administration for reimbursement to crime victims.
