Jeff Lindsay, the newly elected district attorney for Colorado’s Eleventh Judicial District, briefed Park County commissioners on Aug. 20, 2025, about staffing changes, discovery reforms and technology shortfalls that he said the office must address to prosecute cases effectively.

Lindsay said he was sworn in after a November 2024 election and that his office now has designated staff members for Park County’s prosecutors and new positions to handle discovery and intake. He told commissioners the office hired an office manager to centralize discovery duties, an intake specialist to locate and gather body‑worn camera footage and a part‑time appellate deputy to handle appeals and research.

Lindsay described discovery in rural jurisdictions as increasingly complex because every responding agency now produces body‑worn camera footage and other digital evidence. “The rules of discovery are so precise and so absolute that there's very little room for human error,” he said, and added that discovery failures in the recent past produced case problems the office has had to fix. He said the office bought faster computers for line staff, replaced automated phone menus with people answering phones, created an on‑call system to support law enforcement and is improving morale and interagency relationships.

On technology, Lindsay told commissioners that limited internet bandwidth in Fairplay slows large evidence uploads and downloads, and that interrupted transfers can force staff to restart uploads for multi‑gigabyte files. He said the office uses a dedicated high‑capacity computer in Fremont for large jobs but that local bandwidth problems remain. On body‑worn cameras and associated storage, Lindsay said law enforcement agencies shoulder most of the cost and that the DA’s office has hired staff to process the added discovery workload; he recommended the county and law enforcement continue to collaborate on funding and operational responses to state‑level mandates.

Commissioners asked about the budget and unfunded mandates; Lindsay said many recent legislative changes require additional time and weekend work, and he noted several counties are collecting data on unfunded mandates. He said he wants the DA’s office to be more visible to local agencies and community groups, will pursue ride‑alongs and coordination, and invited commissioners to contact him directly if they have questions or needs.