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Prosecutor—s office cleared to split 117 budgeted intern hours; shared Shoshone County attorney proposal deferred
Summary
The board approved a budget action allowing the prosecuting attorney to split the office—s budgeted 117 hours across more than three interns. A related request to share an attorney with Shoshone County was discussed but not approved and was deferred to an Aug. 7 HR meeting for further financial and legal analysis.
Prosecuting Attorney Stanley Mortensen told the board on July 29 that his office is budgeted for 117 hours per pay period for three part-time intern positions but that semester schedules mean the office sometimes needs more, shorter-duration interns. He asked the board for approval to divide the budgeted 117 hours across more than three positions so the office can add a fourth or more interns in some semesters without returning to the board for each staffing variation. "Essentially, what I'm asking for is the ability to split those hundred and 17 hours by more than 3 positions," Mortensen said.
The board approved…
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