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Fluvanna supervisors hear budget requests as public-safety, courts and elections press staffing needs
Summary
At a Feb. 11 budget work session, Fluvanna County officials outlined requests that would add court, prosecution and public-safety staff and fund equipment and software upgrades; fire chiefs proposed a part-time staffing pilot to bolster volunteer coverage amid rising call volumes and apparatus costs.
Fluvanna County’s Board of Supervisors heard a series of department-level budget presentations on Feb. 11 that highlighted growing workloads in the prosecutor’s office, the sheriff’s office, social services, elections and the county’s volunteer fire-and-rescue system.
The county’s Commonwealth’s Attorney (S7) asked the board to fund a full‑time assistant commonwealth’s attorney and additional support staff — either a paralegal or an administrative assistant — to handle a surge in digital discovery and complex felony prosecutions. The prosecutor told the board that typical DUI cases can generate more than five hours of body‑worn‑camera footage to review and that felony bookings have risen “about 45–46%” over recent years, driving significant additional attorney time and discovery work.
The sheriff’s office (S4) described parallel pressures. Dispatch and patrol…
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