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County Attorney asks for third attorney as AG costs rise; seeks office outlay
Summary
County Attorney Bethany Lee told commissioners Jackson County has moved to tier 7 for Attorney General costs with an estimated $32,775 for 2027 and asked to hire a third attorney in late 2027; she also proposed finishing a victims-witness room for $8,195 using her outlay fund.
County Attorney Bethany Lee told the Jackson County commissioners that the county's Attorney General Office line-item costs have increased and that the county is now at "tier 7," with a projected 2027 expense of $32,775. Lee said the rising workload justifies hiring a third attorney for her office, targeted for the third quarter of 2027, and said a letter from Judge Marek supported that staffing request.
Lee also asked to finish an office room for a victims-witness employee at an estimated cost of $8,195 to be paid from her outlay fund. She described Washburn's Rural Extern program as an option to obtain a full-time extern at no immediate county salary cost (the program reimburses $3,000 per school year and generally requires a 12-month rural service commitment after graduation). Commissioners discussed the budget implications and suggested outreach to Representative Bowser to request state assistance for attorney expense increases.
