Committee discusses district attorney office backlog and options to incentivize an additional ADA
Chair Al Sleeter and county staff described a backlog in the district attorney’s office and discussed incentivizing an additional assistant district attorney — including prior county subsidy and the possibility of hiring a county-employed ADA — but no formal action was taken.
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Chair Al Sleeter told the committee there is a “huge backlog” in the district attorney’s office and discussed options for addressing staffing shortages. Supervisors noted that the district attorney and assistant district attorney positions are state appointments and that the customary path is for the DA to request state approval for an additional ADA; the state may decline such a request.
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