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Wicomico state's attorney asks council to restore vacancy funding, cite constitutional role
Summary
State's Attorney Jamie Dykes said vacancy funding was reduced for assistant prosecutor positions and requested either vacancy funding at midpoint or restoration of FY25 salary funding plus a 2% merit pool to retain prosecutors.
Jamie Dykes, Wicomico County's elected state's attorney, told the County Council at a May 2025 work session that an earlier budget communication misstated the cost of restoring salary funding for vacant assistant state's attorney (ASA) positions and asked the council to work with the county executive to restore vacancy funding.
"Funding for all vacant positions at the midpoint ... would result in $170,011 increase to SAO funding, not 102,090," Dykes said, referring to a correction to a May 6 letter. She said recruiting is producing…
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