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.
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