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TACIR approves report recommending statewide DA caseload study; urges interim per‑diem funding option for cities with municipal courts
Summary
TACIR approved a final report on District Attorney staffing that recommends a statewide workload/caseload study to determine DA staffing needs across all courts and suggests municipalities negotiate per‑diem payments to assist DA staffing before a statewide study is complete.
The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations approved a final report on District Attorney staffing and municipal courts of concurrent jurisdiction, recommending a statewide workload/caseload study to establish DA staffing needs and advising an interim option for cities to negotiate per‑diem payments for assistant district attorneys when necessary.
Staff prepared the report in response to legislation (Senate Bill 2054 and House Bill 2205 in the 113th General Assembly) that would have required cities with municipal courts of…
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