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County Office of Law outlines budget cuts, staffing shifts and reduced enforcement backlog
Summary
The Office of Law presented a proposed FY26 budget decrease and described steps to reduce enforcement backlogs, dedicate staff to rent stabilization and strengthen transparency/MPIA capacity while noting ongoing vacancy challenges.
The Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee received an overview April 10 of the Office of Law's proposed budget and workload, including a reported decline in the unit's backlog of enforcement cases stemming from court closures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
David Williams, budget and policy analyst, said the Office of Law's total proposed FY26 budget is about $4.9 million, a decrease of approximately $403,900 (7.6%) from the prior year. Williams said the office expects to add one full-time position even as it continues to report consistent vacancies in both transaction and litigation teams, with an overall vacancy rate near 10% and an attrition rate cited earlier in the presentation.
County Attorney Rhonda Weaver told the committee the office has…
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