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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