Polk County DA: office mostly staffed but caseloads are rising
District Attorney Aaron Fountain told commissioners the DA's office has 25 budgeted positions with one vacancy and said referrals rose from 1,941 in FY24-25 to about 2,120 this year (roughly 10%); he warned case complexity and reduced state supervision funding increase county fiscal pressure.
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District Attorney Aaron Fountain briefed the Polk County commissioners on staffing, caseload trends and the office's resource needs. He said the office has 25 budgeted positions and "only 1 opening, that is our victim services coordinator," and described staffing that includes eight attorneys, three legal assistants, discovery technicians and child-support staff.
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