Board creates temporary assistant prosecuting attorney pay classification after debate and amendment
Following extended debate about benefits, oversight and duration, the board approved M-106-2026 to create a temporary assistant prosecuting attorney classification (temporary employees, up to 89 days per person) with an added amendment limiting the program to not exceed a calendar year; the final roll call was 6–2.
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The Cass County Board approved motion M-106-2026 on July 2 to create a temporary assistant prosecuting attorney pay classification intended to provide short-term prosecutorial support. Staff said the temporary designation is limited to 89 days per person, would not include health or retirement benefits, and pay would not exceed the county’s current court‑appointed attorney rate. "It is a temporary thing it's 89 days or less," the administrator said.
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