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County prosecutor warns of staff cuts if flat budget holds, seeks funding for conviction integrity unit and tech upgrades
Summary
Prosecutor Connie Pilich told commissioners flat funding plus wage pressures would create an estimated $2 million shortfall and could force layoffs; she requested funding to restore staff, add roughly 10 positions (about $930,000 annually) and stand up a conviction integrity unit (three positions ~ $230,000 without benefits).
Hamilton County Prosecutor Connie Pilich told the commissioners that her office faces a budget gap that could require cuts to prosecution staffing if the administrator’s recommended (flat) funding holds. “Administration's recommendation would force us to cut nearly 10% of our staff,” Pilich said, pressing that the office needs funds to retain existing attorneys and staff and to expand in targeted roles.
Pilich described three budget goals: restore funding to retain current staff, add 10 full-time employees (including positions…
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