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Commonwealth's Attorney reports case progress, asks for temporary staff supplements
Summary
The Commonwealth's Attorney described increased case throughput and recent convictions and requested temporary supplements for key staff (a $4,500 supplement for his office manager and a $6,000 supplement for deputy John Pitts) while awaiting possible Compensation Board adjustments.
The Commonwealth's Attorney summarized his office's recent activity and pressed for temporary pay supplements to retain critical staff. He said the office has moved a backlog of cases to disposition and reported convictions across a range of charges, including shootings, domestic assaults and drug distributions.
"We've had convictions on shootings, domestic assaults, theft crimes, DUIs, drug distributions," he said, and described multiple guilty pleas and convictions that he said demonstrated improved case management. He asked the board to consider a $4,500 temporary supplement for his legal assistant and a $6,000 temporary supplement for deputy Commonwealth's Attorney John Pitts, noting that Compensation Board increases are uncertain and could take months.
The attorney described Pitts as having taken a pay cut to return to Charlotte County and said the supplements are intended to retain capable prosecutors until any state adjustments take effect.
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