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Board approves District Attorney budget as D.A. warns of shrinking victim-witness grants, highlights racial‑blind charging rollout
Summary
The Lake County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to adopt the District Attorney'Office budget units after District Attorney Susan Kronos warned federal victim-witness funding is declining and described the office's recent implementation of the state's racial‑blind charging requirement.
The Lake County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to adopt the District Attorneybudget units covering general operations, the victim-witness unit and related program funding.
District Attorney Susan Kronos told the board she appreciated the county's recent pay increases for victim-witness advocates, saying higher salaries have helped morale and retention. She warned, however, that federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funds routed through the state have…
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