Allegany County amends minutes to show acting district attorney and approves filling acting first assistant post

Allegany County officials returned to public session and amended the meeting minutes to record that Peter Deggan is the acting district attorney amid a vacancy and an upcoming election. The board approved a related personnel request from Deggan to fill one full‑time acting first assistant district attorney position.

The board agreed to insert the word "acting" before "district attorney" in the minutes to reflect the current vacancy and officeholder status. During discussion, a member clarified that a prior vote on the underlying position had already occurred. The amendment to the minutes passed on a voice vote.

Acting District Attorney Peter Deggan asked for permission to fill the acting first assistant district attorney post, describing the position as non‑unit with the step structure revised to a base at P‑11 following a recent step‑structure update. He said the position is fully funded from county funds. Deggan provided an initial annual salary figure of $71,800 for the lower step; the transcript did not specify the top step salary. He also provided an estimate of annual fringe/benefit costs in the range of roughly $30,001 to $42,009.

The board voted to amend the personnel request language to explicitly reference the acting status and approved the request to fill the position. No further details about the selected candidate, hiring timeline, or effective start date were provided during the meeting.

The matter moves to administrative follow‑up to implement hiring and payroll steps.