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KITSAP COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION

Tina Robinson, Prosecutor September 19, 2017

MISSION

Pursuing Justice with Integrity and Respect

KITSAP COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW

• Criminal Division
• District/Municipal
• Felony
• Juvenile
• Appellate
• SAU, Vice, GTU
• Civil Division
• Legal Advice
• Legal Representation
• Family Support

DISTRICT/MUNICIPAL

• Eight DPAs and 5.55 Legal Assistants/Victim-Witness
• Three DPAs funded via contracts or grant dollars
• One Victim/Witness advocate funded via grant dollars - new
• Process and handle between 7500 and 8000 referrals every year
• November 2016 – Behavioral Health Court – 10-15 hours/week DPA
• August 2017 additional court calendars added

FELONY DIVISION

• Current staffing – 19.35 Attorneys and 16.2 support staff
• Requesting 1 new Attorney and 1 new support staff
• 2016 – significant increase in felony referrals (12%) and felony filings (20%)
• 35% increase in trial days in 2016 (279)
• 2017 -17% increase in felony filings
• 2017 – nearly double the number of trials and nearly 3 times the trial days
• Increasing complexity of felony trials

THERAPEUTIC COURTS

• Adult Drug Court – since 1998
• Veteran’s Court – since 2012
• Human Trafficking Diversion Court 2014
• Behavioral Health Court 2016
• No changes in Prosecutor staff to support these programs since Adult Drug

Court began in 1998

CIVIL DIVISION

• Continue to save the County by handling legal services in house
• Also provide contract services which have brought in some revenue to help

cover costs – Health District, Labor services to Island County

• New contract services provided to Housing Kitsap in 2016. Revenue

included in our budget for 2018

• In 2016 billable hours increased by 8.5% and are on track for an additional

increase of 1.5 to 3 % this year

• Public Disclosure Automated log – fully implemented in our office spring 2017
• Estimated savings of 300 hours of work this year – in our office alone
• Efficiency is hindered by no automated record keeping/retention system or

time keeping system

CIVIL DIVISION EFFICIENCY PLANS

• Face to face evaluations with clients to determine value of services – what

services are most valuable

• Pre- matter planning meetings with clients – work together to avoid litigation
• Joint training sessions with clients
• Attend regularly scheduled meetings with clients, especially when big

projects are planned – save money in the long run

2018 BUDGET REQUEST SUMMARY

• New revenue from VOCA and DSHS Grants (V/W and CSEC) $97k; Contract w/

Housing Kitsap $63k

• Increases in expenses mainly due to step increases, SSN, PERS, Benefits
• Requesting increase 2.2 FTEs
• 1 FTE Attorney – Therapeutic Courts - $110,687
• 1 FTE Support Staff – Therapeutic Courts - $65,720
• .20 FTE Civil – retirement – increase FTE
• Net result is a decrease to general fund (formerly Step 14; new placement Step 4 of senior

scale).

• Because of attrition and hiring decisions current staffing would cost $93k less than

status quo submission

• The amount of $93k is likely to increase substantially due to two pending DPA vacancies in

the Civil Division.

• Current increase for additional positions in 9081 would be $89,627 or less.