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Whitley County prosecutor asks council for pay flexibility to retain deputies; council delays decision for updated compensation study
Summary
County prosecutor DJ Sigler told the Whitley County Council that case filings and new mandates have strained staff and requested authority to expand a county-funded deputy prosecutor pay range to $120,000 and $13,006.88 in additional county funding for a child-support deputy; council voted 6–1 to obtain an updated WIS compensation/workload report and postpone final action for one month.
Whitley County Prosecutor DJ Sigler told the county council on Jan. 6 that rising caseloads and recruitment difficulties have put the prosecutor’s office at risk and asked the council for authority to increase the county-funded deputy prosecutor pay range.
Sigler said the office handled 1,268 superior-court case filings in 2025 and has “a problem… recruiting and retaining qualified attorneys,” adding that technological and evidence demands have increased prosecutorial workload. He said the county currently funds a criminal deputy slot at…
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