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Committee approves budget memo prioritizing conversion of limited‑service prosecutors to permanent roles; contingency fund moved down list
Summary
A Judiciary subcommittee voted to send a budget memo to the Appropriations Committee that makes converting limited‑service prosecutor positions to permanent posts a top priority and places a requested contingency fund for victim services in a lower funding tier.
A Judiciary subcommittee voted Feb. 26 to approve a budget memo for submission to the county Appropriations Committee that elevates converting limited‑service state’s‑attorney positions into permanent roles and reorders several funding requests.
The memo, which the subcommittee approved by voice vote, groups funding requests into two tiers. Tier 1 keeps several priorities — including pre‑charge diversion, state transport deputies and victim support — and places the state’s attorneys’ top ask, converting limited‑service positions to permanent positions, among its highest priorities. The memo moves a requested contingency fund for victim services into tier 2.
The conversion of limited‑service positions is the…
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