County attorney says caseload requires extra attorneys; proposes budget adjustments
County Attorney Gary urged commissioners to fund another full-time attorney (converting a part-time role to full-time) and described heavy trial workloads and time-consuming evidence review; he suggested using child-support incentive funds for limited purposes but commissioners asked for written federal guidance before repurposing those dollars.
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County Attorney Gary presented his office’s budget case, saying higher trial volume and the time required to review body-worn camera evidence justify growing the attorney staff. He described a proposal that would convert a part-time shared position into a full-time county attorney role and said he could justify a fourth attorney if needed to handle rising workload; the office’s current proposal included adding one full-time position funded at an assumed market rate.
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