Circuit Court asks council to keep modest increases, stresses CASA and interpreter funding

Sep 9, 2026

Judge Mueller presented the circuit court's budget with a 3% staff recommendation, explained pooled funding for interpreter Iris and asked for small increases for medical exams and mileage; CASA got a small staff addition to expand volunteer capacity.

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Judge Mueller presented the circuit court's proposed budget and asked the council to consider a 3% personnel increase in line with the county's wage survey. He explained that the courts pool interpreter costs to cover multi-court needs and occasional specialty services such as ASL or Chinese interpretation when the part-time permanent interpreter is unavailable.

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