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Council approves partnership to fund North Idaho Special Assistant U.S. Attorney position
Summary
The council approved Resolution 25029 to join local partners in funding a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney (SAUSA) position for North Idaho; the city’s share will not exceed $3,000 annually and initial local contributions will be deferred until the next budget year.
The Coeur d'Alene City Council voted to approve Resolution 25029, authorizing the city to join a regional partnership to help fund a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney (SAUSA) for North Idaho focused on drug trafficking and related violent crime. Councilmember Jamie moved approval; the motion passed on a roll-call vote.
Presenters told the council the North Idaho SAUSA would be a federal prosecutor assigned to handle a caseload from participating local jurisdictions and that the program aims to increase federal prosecutions of major drug trafficking and related crimes. A presenter said similar SAUSA initiatives in other parts of Idaho have resulted in prosecutions and…
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