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County attorney asks commissioners to restore proposed salary increase to retain prosecutor staff
Summary
A county officeholder raised concerns after the published 2026 county attorney budget showed a lower figure than requested; the speaker said the additional funds were intended to raise the assistant county attorney's maximum salary to be competitive with nearby counties to retain staff amid a rural attorney shortage.
A county official asked commissioners during a work session to consider amending the published 2026 budget for his office to restore a requested salary increase intended to keep the assistant county attorney position competitive in a statewide rural market.
The presenter said the budget published for his office lists $470,284 (multiple document versions were discussed) while his requested total for 2026 was $487,164 — about $17,000 more. The requested increase, he said, was aimed primarily at raising the maximum salary for the assistant county attorney position so the county can recruit and retain qualified prosecutors in a region experiencing a rural legal staffing shortage.
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