Supervisors defer new County Attorney program requests, say systemwide review needed for alternative prosecution and related positions

Coconino County supervisors on May 16 reviewed increment requests from the County Attorney’s Office that would create or expand recurring programs, including an alternative prosecution position, an expansion of a human‑trafficking unit, and additional law‑clerk hours.

County management reported it prioritized five increment requests from the office for the balanced budget and did not recommend the alternative‑prosecution increment (priority 7 in the office’s list), primarily because the request would create a new recurring program. The county manager’s recommendation instead emphasized software purchases (Axon Evidence…