Making sure county circuit courts across the state are properly supported is part of a larger effort the Door County Board is looking to potentially approve during its meeting on Thursday. Among the nine resolutions on the agenda is one urging Governor Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Legislature to support the courts. According to the resolution, the total costs of running the state’s circuit court were $237 million. The state’s court support funding was $28 million, or approximately 12 percent of the total. Door County Administrator Ken Pabich says the issue is even more important for more populous counties like Brown, Dane, and Milwaukee, but he hopes the funding imbalance is addressed in the upcoming budget.

Evers has included approximately $70 million in the upcoming budget to address the state court system. The Door County Board will also weigh in on resolutions that include support increasing the base funding for county conservation staffing to $20.2 million and an Assembly bill to make the Northern Sky Theater property tax exempt. The board will meet on Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Door County Government Center in Sturgeon Bay.