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Curry County district attorney asks board to increase deputy pay to fill long-running vacancies
Summary
District Attorney Kevin Kelly told the board the DA's office has had deputy prosecutor vacancies since 2022, said a recent finalist declined because the position would have been a pay cut, and asked the board to approve pay adjustments to be more competitive and reduce a growing case backlog.
District Attorney Kevin Kelly told the Curry County Board of Commissioners on March 17 that his office has struggled to recruit deputy prosecutors since 2022 and that the county needs to raise pay to attract qualified candidates.
"We are simply trying to fill vacancies that we have had for some time," Kelly said, noting he…
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