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Prosecutor asks for an extra deputy as county begins public-defender reimbursement pilot
Summary
The prosecutor requested one additional deputy prosecutor to handle increased filings after the transfer of city misdemeanors to county court; the public-defender office said a state pilot will reimburse roughly $255,975.08 annually for four years and could offset some costs, and the committee approved adding one deputy.
The county prosecutor told the committee that a reallocation of misdemeanor filings into county court division 5 has increased workload and created a backlog in city court that requires additional prosecutorial coverage. "We're having to cover 2 courts the same morning," the prosecutor said, describing part-time deputies who now must move between courtrooms…
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