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County attorney requests $500 supplies increase, cites timing of case-related costs
Summary
The county attorney asked commissioners for a $500 increase to cover supplies newly charged to departments and explained case-management, travel and unpredictable jury/expert costs that affect annual spending.
The county attorney asked the board at about 10:30 for a $500 increase to her office budget to cover supplies such as paper and toner that departments are now required to pay for. “I have asked for a $500 increase for the year for my budget,” she said, noting the request is largely to account for newly assigned department costs.
Context: She explained that several larger expenditures—annual case-management system licensing, summer conference registration and travel for deputies—are timing-sensitive and may not appear in the same reporting period. She estimated the case management system cost could be in the low thousands and that some registration and travel will post to the next fiscal snapshot.
Personnel and contingency: The county attorney noted an intern/hybrid replacement will start the coming Monday because a staff member went into labor, and reiterated that professional services costs (such as expert witnesses) and jury/witness fees are difficult to predict and justify maintaining a contingency in the budget.
No vote was taken. Commissioners acknowledged the need for contingency for unpredictable litigation-related expenses and did not request additional adjustments during the hearing.
