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11.12.2024 Tues PM BOCC
Meeting Highlights:
Prosecutor’s office budget review: - Of $100,000 in law books, all but $3,000 is foronline subscriptions - Lengthy discussion on state decreasing defense funding, people should pay their share, lawyers testified before Supreme Court against new rule to radically decrease defenders’ caseloads - Commissioner Hover gets positive feedback on county having “in house” defense lawyers like most counties do - IT upgrades should enable doing more legal work remotely
Noxious Weeds budget reflects savings on 2024 treatments, new office technician post, planned equipment and vehicle replacement
Search and Rescue too dependent on volunteers, does rescues for bordering counties, !00% recreational rescues non-local; coordinator candidate ready, pending board’s approval; Commissioner Hover announces county’s budget deficit at around $600,000 but supports maintaining SAR staff, Branch supports funding separately from sheriff’s office, discussion to be continued
Meeting adjourned at 5:17