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Ellis County approves victim-witness coordinator position for County Attorney’s Office
Summary
The Ellis County Commission on Jan. 14 approved a new victim‑witness coordinator job description in the County Attorney’s Office. The county attorney said current salary savings can cover the position this year; the office will seek grants to sustain it thereafter.
ELLIS COUNTY, Kan. — The Ellis County Board of County Commissioners voted Jan. 14 to approve a job description and establish a victim‑witness coordinator position in the County Attorney’s Office.
The job is intended to provide dedicated case‑level advocacy and communications between victims and prosecutors, the county attorney said. "I'm gonna work with juvenile, cases, misdemeanor, felony cases, any victims associated with those crimes," Abby Anderson told the commission after County Attorney Aaron Cunningham introduced the item. "I'll essentially act as a liaison between that victim and the attorney themselves, helping set up meetings for... hearings, trials. I'll help manage restitution requests and…
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