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Legislature committee approves creating a felony assistant district attorney position funded from existing budget and discovery grant
Summary
A safety committee advanced a resolution to create a felony ADA position (replacing a vacant assistant DA post) to handle higher‑level felony prosecutions; the presenter said current staffing has three ADAs handling major felonies and the new position would include an approximately $10,000 salary increase funded within her budget and projected discovery grant increases.
The county’s Safety Committee advanced a resolution to establish a felony assistant district attorney (ADA) position intended to bring experienced prosecution resources to higher-level felony cases.
The presenter explained the office currently has "three ADAs handling the higher level felonies" and said she seeks an attorney with "at least five years or more" of prosecution experience; the proposal would eliminate one vacant assistant-DA slot and create the felony ADA with about a $10,000 salary increase that the presenter said could be covered within her budget, supplemented by discovery-grant funding expected to be higher in 2026.
Members discussed vacancy-management and whether previously unfunded positions would be returned later if vacancies are filled. The presenter said two positions remain unfunded for now and that if she is able to fill them she would return with a request to reinstate those positions; she emphasized budgetary discipline and that the change is not an additional net headcount beyond previously proposed vacancies.
The resolution passed out of committee by voice vote.
