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Prosecutor details staffing, child‑support returns and rising forensic needs in 2026 budget pitch
Summary
Prosecuting Attorney Vicky Becker told council her office’s 2026 budget requests are driven mainly by personnel costs, with child‑support collections and federally reimbursed activities producing multiple dollars returned to the community; Becker also sought a victim advocate and outlined growing forensic and cell‑phone evidence demands.
Prosecuting Attorney Vicky Becker told Elkhart County Council that most of her 2026 budget increase is for personnel, reflecting salary and benefit adjustments and ongoing recruitment needs.
Becker said the office continues to bring significant outside revenue into the county through child‑support collections and federal reimbursements: “For every dollar spent in my child support budget we are bringing back almost $9 for families in my community,” she said, and when federal reimbursement is included that ratio rises to about $26 per dollar spent. She reported roughly $21 million in child‑support collections…
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