Sweetwater County is short of money for juries and trials after an unexpected rush of trials drained the district court clerk's operating budget.

The County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved an additional $50,000 for the Sweetwater County District Court Clerk’s operating budget to help remedy the shortfall.

Accounting Specialist Rebecca Romero brought the proposal before the board, citing “unanticipated expenditures” that led to the shortage of cash.

She said the funds would cover jurors’ fees ahead of a large upcoming civil trial later this year.

“This $50,000 budget amendment to the Jury (Other) account is necessary to cover statutory juror compensation and related costs for ongoing and upcoming jury trials (9/22, 10/6, 10/7, 10/13, and a multi-week civil trial in November),

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