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Pulaski County prosecutor requests 5% staff raises and outlines rising jury workload
Summary
Pulaski County Prosecutor Kelly Gomer presented a 2026 budget request that includes 5% pay increases for staff, modest line‑item changes for subscriptions and evidence handling, and a description of a high volume of jury trials that she says increases prosecutorial workload.
Kelly Gomer, the Pulaski County prosecutor, told the county commissioners on the record that her 2026 budget request centers on a 5% pay increase for office staff and the investigator assigned to the office. "My biggest increase is the 5% raises that we're requesting on behalf of the office staff investigator," Gomer said during the budget hearing.
Gomer said most line items remain unchanged from the current year but noted several adjustments: a subscription technology cost tied to digital evidence (described in the meeting as an Elbright technology joint with the sheriff's office), an evidence budget adjustment because of changes in how items are sent to outside labs, and a reduction of a previously budgeted adult protective services line once…
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