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Prosecutor outlines use of one-time state funds for retention bonuses and victims module; board approves amendment
Summary
Eaton County Prosecutor Doug Lloyd told commissioners the county will use a one-time state carve-out to fund a victims-contact module for the office’s case-management system and one‑time retention payments for attorneys and legal assistants; the board approved an amendment to a state grant by voice vote.
Eaton County Prosecutor Doug Lloyd told the Board of Commissioners on May 21 that a one‑time state carve‑out for the county prosecutor’s office has been made available and that his office proposes to use it for two primary purposes: a subscription module to improve victims’ contact in the county’s case-management system (CARPEL) and one‑time retention bonuses for staff.
“We have been understaffed, underpaid, and overworked,” Lloyd said, describing long-term staffing challenges in the prosecutor’s office. He told the board the office has been short two attorneys and two legal assistants…
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