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Philadelphia district attorney asks City Council for targeted funding for staff, witness relocation and IT amid digital-forensics needs
Summary
District Attorney Larry Kraner told City Council he is seeking roughly $3.42 million for payroll plus $1 million for contracted victim services and $1.25 million for witness relocation in FY27, and warned an IT funding shortfall could cripple daily operations if not addressed by July.
District Attorney Larry Kraner asked Philadelphia City Council on the record to fund a limited set of priorities in the DAO's FY27 operating request, including staff payroll, victim services and witness relocation, and to avert an imminent technology funding shortfall.
Kraner said the office is requesting about $3,417,833 in class 100 funds for payroll, which he described as roughly 90% of the personnel costs the office needs to operate, plus $1 million in class 200 for nine external contracted victim-service providers and $1.25 million to continue the DAO's witness-relocation program. "The 3,417,833 is for us. It's for payroll," Kraner said, adding that the other two amounts are routed to community providers and relocation assistance.
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