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Bannock County prosecutor asks commissioners for pay increases and new paralegal position to retain staff
Summary
The county prosecuting attorney told commissioners the office needs higher salaries and a newly classified paralegal/senior legal‑secretary role to keep current attorneys and recruit junior lawyers amid competition from the public defender system.
The Bannock County prosecuting attorney asked the Board of County Commissioners on an unspecified date to approve higher salaries for prosecutors and to create a new paralegal‑level senior legal‑secretary position to help retain staff and attract younger attorneys.
The prosecutor said the office faces competition from the public defender system and cited publicly available salary figures to explain the county’s difficulty recruiting and keeping attorneys. “These are attorneys, such as Sean Wynn ... being paid out a 125,000 a year. That's more than I make,” the prosecutor said, adding that district‑level managers earn substantially more: “Dave Martinez ... is paid out a 155,000 a year; Ashley LaValley ... paid out 150,000 a year.”
Why it matters: The prosecutor told commissioners vacancies and impending…
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