Can criminal justice revenues be used for increased police salaries and benefits?
Can criminal justice revenues be used for increased police salaries and benefits? New police officers can be hired, salaries can be increased and overtime can be paid as long as the total budget for criminal justice is greater than the budget in 1989 by at least the amount of the new salaries and benefits and/or overtime expenditures. • Can criminal justice revenues be used to build an addition to city hall for the police department? Yes, as long as the total amount of space occupied by city staff is increased by the amount of the addition. If the additional space causes the city to surplus other space, then the answer is “no.” In the latter case, at least some of the amount spent would substitute for other spending. Public Safety – Criminal Justice/Courts • Do the statutes require cities to reimburse counties for criminal justice costs? Yes. Ch. 39.34.180 states that every city or town is responsible for the costs associated with prosecution, adjudication, sentencing and incarceration
Reviewed: 07/10 Can criminal justice revenues be used for increased police salaries and benefits? New police officers can be hired, salaries can be increased and overtime can be paid as long as the total budget for criminal justice is greater than the budget in 1989 by at least the amount of the new salaries and benefits and/or overtime expenditures. • Can criminal justice revenues be used to build an addition to city hall for the police department? Reviewed: 07/10 Yes, as long as the total amount of space occupied by city staff is increased by the amount of the addition. If the additional space causes the city to surplus other space, then the answer is “no.” In the latter case, at least some of the amount spent would substitute for other spending. Public Safety – Criminal Justice/Courts • Do the statutes require cities to reimburse counties for criminal justice costs?Reviewed: 07/10 Yes. Ch. 39.34.180 states that every city or town is responsible for the costs associated with prosecut
