[Michlib-l] penal fines reduced in election year

[Christine Hage]

One thing we discovered some years ago was that the county treasurer was
not sending us the interest on the penal fine principal.  We argued the
point and won and now we get both the principal and the interest. Doesn't
amount to a whole lot but we were entitled to it.

Christine Lind Hage, Director,
Rochester Hills Public Library
500 Olde Towne Road <x-apple-data-detectors://1/0>
Rochester, MI 48307-2043 <x-apple-data-detectors://1/0>
248/650-7122

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On Aug 13, 2016, at 3:36 PM, Helen Dewey <rhdewey at charter.net> wrote:

Michlib folks,
Thank you to all who wrote in response to this question.
>From the responses, it does not appear that sheriff elections are the
biggest factor.  Some libraries' penal fine receipts even went up despite
elections.
In our case,  I learned that the County Treasurer paid us 13-months' penal
fines last year and thus paid only 11-months' penal fines this year.  That
reduces our drop to "only" 13% if we compare 12-month periods.
I also learned that the new circuit court judge who was elected in Nov 2014
changed some practices.
Helen

On 8/12/2016 2:37 PM, Helen Dewey wrote:

Has anyone actually documented over time that penal fines go down in
election years?  Our sheriff was running for reelection, and our penal
fines went down 27% from last year.


Helen Dewey

Benzonia Public Library Board


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