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Grand Island council hears request for third city attorney as prosecutions and contract work rise
Summary
City staff told council the legal office is behind on requests because of growing prosecution and contract workloads; staff proposed tracking legal hours and asked for a full‑time attorney position with a total annual cost of about $207,838.
Grand Island City Council members discussed a request to add an attorney to the city attorney’s office during a July 15 study session as staff warned the office is behind on routine work and prosecution filings.
City Attorney Carrie Fisk told the council the biggest driver of the increased workload is a spike in prosecutions and traffic cases coming from the Grand Island Police Department. “The most market and tangible increase has been in the prosecution functions in the case load that's coming in from GIPD,” Fisk said, noting traffic citations and related case processing funnel to the city attorney’s office.
The request before the council would add one full‑time equivalent attorney and associated benefits. Assistant City Administrator…
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