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County attorney seeks additional staff; commissioners plan department-by-department review
Summary
The county attorney asked for two full-time assistants and a part-time county attorney, citing growing caseloads and new judges; commissioners asked for line-item evidence and scheduled department hearings next Monday to evaluate staffing, election equipment and other increases.
The county attorney (Speaker 6) detailed expanded workloads tied to new district and magistrate judges and said additional staff are necessary to handle complex family and juvenile cases and increased dockets. "My office did... we have 3 full time staff... they work their butts off," Speaker 6 said, arguing the office needs another full-time assistant, an additional full-time assistant, and a part-time county attorney to meet demand.
Commissioners asked for cost details and whether other line items could be adjusted; Speaker 6 said some categories were reduced elsewhere to help offset the personnel request and offered to return at the early Monday meeting with further detail. The session also flagged election equipment problems and a nearly depleted election reserve (about $293), and commissioners noted increasing publication costs for legally required notices (roughly a 15% rise in newspaper rates cited by a speaker).
Commissioners agreed to an early Monday meeting where each department will present detailed budget sheets and justify personnel and expense requests. No hiring decisions were made at the work session.
