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Council Approves Higher Starting Pay for New Deputy Prosecutor Amid Staffing Concerns
Summary
The Vanderburgh County Council voted unanimously to approve a request from the county prosecutor to hire a recommended deputy at a higher step to reflect seven years' experience and to retain capacity for major felony and child-abuse cases; council members debated budget trade-offs and parity before approving the request.
The Vanderburgh County Council voted unanimously to allow the county prosecutor to hire a recommended deputy prosecutor at a higher pay step, after a debate over pay parity and budget trade-offs.
The prosecutor asked the council to start the candidate at "step 3," saying the attorney has seven years of criminal experience and is able to handle major felony matters and child-abuse and neglect cases. The prosecutor said the office could cover the full cost of the higher starting step…
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