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State's attorney seeks legal secretary hire, warns juvenile diversion funding may need local support
Summary
State's Attorney Michael requested a new legal secretary and outlined juvenile diversion programming. He said the county's juvenile diversion coordinator is grant‑funded through a three‑year grant and that the county may need to fund youth diversion and teen‑court programs after grant expiration.
State's Attorney Michael presented his office’s budget request and asked commissioners to consider funding a new legal secretary and to prepare for potential future county funding of juvenile diversion services.
Michael said the legal secretary position would likely cost about $60,000–$65,000 per year including benefits; he asked the county to consider hiring at a step above entry level to attract an experienced candidate. He described current workload pressures in the office — staffing shortfalls, work tied to juvenile and welfare cases, and…
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