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Commission approves state grant to keep four victim-witness coordinators, adds clause limiting county obligation
Summary
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution accepting $182,339 in state grant funds to keep four partial victim‑witness coordinator positions in the District Attorney's Office, and added language that the county will not be obligated to continue funding the positions if the state grant ends.
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners on Monday voted to accept $182,339 in state grant funds and to amend county budgets so four partial victim‑witness coordinator positions in the District Attorney's Office remain filled.
District Attorney Steve Mulroy told commissioners the grant replaces previously available state funding and that without the money the office would have to lay off the four coordinators who work with victims of sexual assault, child abuse and domestic violence. "This is not an item in which we are asking for any new money from the county," Mulroy said on the record.
Why it matters: commissioners were sharply split over whether county general‑fund dollars should be used to supplement recurring state grants. To resolve that concern,…
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