County Delays Action on Lump Sum for Courts
A proposal to postpone the final vote on a notice to eliminate a lump-sum budgeting approach for Washtenaw County’s court system was made at the July 10, 2013 meeting of the county board of commissioners. The vote was 6-2, with dissent from Dan Smith (R-District 2) and Conan Smith (D-District 9). Rolland Sizemore Jr. (D-District 5) was absent. The item was postponed until the board’s Oct. 16, 2013 meeting.
The board had voted last month 5-4 to give initial approval to the notice – at its June 5, 2013 meeting. The proposal had been brought forward by commissioner Alicia Ping (R-District 3). The move caught some commissioners by surprise, though for several weeks during budget deliberations Ping had expressed concerns over … [Full Story]