Municipal court staffing and new courthouse
Summary
The court says it carries an estimated 40-year case backlog with clerks handling 1,047 cases each, and its historic courthouse has no holding cell, ADA access, fire alarm or PA system. It asked for a chief court clerk position funded from its own fee revenue and floated a ~$6.8 million new courthouse next to the police station.
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Last discussed Apr 17, 2026.
Impact analysis
Position costs would come from court fee revenue; a new courthouse is estimated around $6.8 million.
Court users and the justice system; police would stop covering courthouse security gaps.
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