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Washington County prosecutor asks for investigator, warns removal of three county-funded deputies would slow court progress
Summary
The Washington County prosecuting attorney presented a 2026 budget request that includes a new investigator position and regrades for paralegals and support staff, and said eliminating three county-funded deputy prosecutor positions would significantly slow case processing and risk a jail population increase.
The Washington County prosecuting attorney told the county Financial Budget Committee on Sept. 9 that the office is seeking funds for a full-time investigator and several staffing regrades in the 2026 budget.
The prosecutor said the investigator position, budgeted at a base salary of about $65,000 plus roughly $6,000 in ancillary costs, would handle subpoena service, witness location, evidence transport to crime labs and coordination in multi-agency cases. "Having an investigator on staff would alleviate a lot of responsibilities of law enforcement agencies that I could handle in-house," the prosecutor said.
The prosecutor framed the request as a response to an "accelerated docket" that has increased case throughput. He said the office closed 3,420 felony cases in 2024 and…
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