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Limestone County prosecutor warns office faces shortfall, asks commission for staffing funds
Summary
At a work session, Brian Jones said the district attorney's office will be short $423,343.14 at the start of the fiscal year and requested money for two victim service officers and two additional assistant district attorneys to cover rising caseloads.
Limestone County District Attorney Brian Jones told the Limestone County Commission on Aug. 4 that the office will begin the next fiscal year roughly $423,343.14 short of what he says is needed to operate. Jones said the Legislature will allocate $561,654 to his office for the upcoming fiscal year and that current funding covers only about half of the office's needs. "So this upcoming fiscal year, I'm gonna receive $561,654 to run a multimillion dollar operation," Jones said. "As of this morning, I'm $423,343.14 short. That's when I start the beginning of fiscal year." Jones asked the commission to include his request in the…
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