Prosecutor Mahoney flags staffing shortfalls; council reviews classification report

Aug 29, 2026

Henry County's incoming prosecutor told the council the office is short roughly three prosecutors compared with association benchmarks and suggested reclassifying the investigator role after an outside review; council asked for the Wagner report and committed liaisons to follow up.

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Prosecutor Michael Mahoney joined the meeting by Zoom to walk the council through his office's proposed budget changes and staffing concerns. Mahoney said longevity changes reflected employees leaving or running for other offices and highlighted a growing depositions expense tied to case volume.

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