<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>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. <br><br><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">Christine Lind Hage, </span><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);font-size:13pt">Director, </span><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);font-size:13pt">Rochester Hills Public Library</span><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1/0">500 Olde Towne Road</a><br><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1/0">Rochester, MI 48307-2043</a><br><a href="tel:248/650-7122">248/650-7122</a></span></div><div><br></div><div>Raising a reader is: Talking * Singing * Reading * writing * Playing </div></div></div><div><br>On Aug 13, 2016, at 3:36 PM, Helen Dewey <<a href="mailto:rhdewey@charter.net">rhdewey@charter.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Michlib folks,</span><br><span>Thank you to all who wrote in response to this question.</span><br><span>From the responses, it does not appear that sheriff elections are the biggest factor. Some libraries' penal fine receipts even went up despite elections.</span><br><span>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.</span><br><span>I also learned that the new circuit court judge who was elected in Nov 2014 changed some practices.</span><br><span>Helen</span><br><span></span><br><span>On 8/12/2016 2:37 PM, Helen Dewey wrote:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>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.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Helen Dewey</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Benzonia Public Library Board</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Michlib-l mailing list</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:Michlib-l@mcls.org">Michlib-l@mcls.org</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://mail2.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l">http://mail2.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l</a></span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Michlib-l mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Michlib-l@mcls.org">Michlib-l@mcls.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://mail2.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l">http://mail2.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>