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Prosecutor Noelle Mugenberg warns of staffing crisis; asks board to reclassify positions and shift FOIA duties
Summary
Prosecuting Attorney Noelle Mugenberg told the Grand Traverse County Board the office faces a recruitment and retention crisis driven by local cost-of-living and disparities with state-funded contract pay; she asked the board to reclassify two attorney positions and consider reassigning FOIA duties to free capacity for prosecutions.
Prosecuting Attorney Noelle Mugenberg told the Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners at a study session that rising caseload complexity and local cost pressures have left her office understaffed and overburdened. She said the office currently has about six attorneys ("six and a half," she said) though it is staffed for eight and that case complexity—more digital evidence and multiple camera reviews—has dramatically increased attorney workload.
"Cases have become more complex," Mugenberg said. "An average drunk-driving or misdemeanor domestic violence case can involve at least an hour and a half of body-worn camera review." She told commissioners that her…
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