2017 Proposed Budget Pete Orput Washington County Attorney

Mission Statement We promote justice and public safety through vigorously prosecuting crime, protecting those in need and providing quality legal representation for Washington County. Vision Statement Our vision is to make Washington County a safe and just place to live and work.

Organizational Chart

Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Total F.T.E. = 48.0

Administrative Division The Administrative Division, under the leadership of the County Attorney, supports the public safety mission of the office by providing a full range of support services including community outreach, law enforcement support, media relations, grant and program oversight, and special projects. The administrative staff must be resilient and respond to emergent needs in a quick and flexible manner to enable all employees to perform at the highest levels possible.

Civil Division The Civil Division is headed by George Kuprian, who has worked in the division for over 28 years. The Civil Division provides legal representation, advice and direction to the County Board and other county departments. The Civil Division’s duties include review of contracts, civil commitments, guardianships, conservatorships, child support enforcement, paternity, regulatory enforcement, condemnations, land use, administrative appeals, forfeitures, real estate tax appeals and the rendering of opinions. In addition the Civil Division represents the County in lawsuits.

Criminal Division The Criminal Division is led by Division Chief Fred Fink who has over 41 years of prosecution experience. The division is responsible for the prosecution of all felonies committed in the County as well as misdemeanors in designated municipalities. The division also consists of the victim witness unit whose goal is to provide victims and witnesses of crime supportive services and an understanding of the criminal justice system.

Juvenile Division The Juvenile Division, led by Division Chief Tony Zdroik, prosecutes all juvenile criminal cases in Washington County. In the most serious cases, the division will move to certify juveniles who commit violent crimes to adult court if warranted. The division also provides legal representation to Community Services on child protection matters. Those cases involve children in Washington County who have been abused or neglected by their parents or legal guardian.

Revenue

Expenditures

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Trends in Adult Crime Cases pending a decision on whether to charge, decline charges or refer for further investigation has hovered at seven to eight days on average Office continues to provide extensive police training and community education/outreach resulting in better trained law enforcement and a better informed community Minimizing the number of cases set for jury calendar remains a prime focus as early resolution of non-violent offenses and offenders ensures that those cases do not appear on the jury calendar and allows focus on violent, career and complex cases

Criminal Case Turnaround *YTD

Major Prosecution Unit The Major Prosecution Unit was created to address issues like insurance fraud, organized retail crime, and human sex trafficking. Since the beginning of 2016 the intelligence and data gathering by the MPU has garnered a staggering 15,000 + online solicitations for sex alone. MPU has created a program to help identify and track down potential victims of sex trafficking and reviews closed and pending cases involving at-risk juveniles The MPU has also developed training materials and provides training for law enforcement, hotel staff and community advocates on how to recognize sex trafficking activities and potential victims

Internships Work Study Students Special Project Interns Mentorship Interns Law Clerk Training

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Trends in Juvenile Crime Increase in number and complexity of child protection cases mainly due to recent legislation that has provided more resources for counties to hire more social workers as well as legislation that now requires consultation with County Attorney’s office on high-risk cases and predatory offender cases. Working with Community Services to further educate all those involved in the Juvenile County system about what the latest research shows about the effects of trauma on children Efforts put into the Truancy Program continue to show positive results

Child Protection Cases (* YTD)

Truancy Attendance Intervention Meetings (AIM) Anti-Bullying Partnerships with School Administrators and School Resource Officers

Truancy Petitions

Truancy Diversion Contracts

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Trends in Civil With the transformation of the Newport Resource Recovery Facility from private to public ownership through its purchase, comes an avalanche of complex legal work, including Project Board representation, contracts review, legal advice, etc. County departments have suffered through a deluge of data practices requests, and expectations that this trend will continue into Because of the legal intricacies attending to the Data Practices Act, the Civil Division was established as a clearing house for data practices requests The demands have not abated and, in fact, have probably increased. No change is expected in the coming year.

Community Outreach Through Training and Educating

County Partnerships Community Corrections – Veterans Program Community Services – Truancy Public Health and Environment – Environmental crime prosecution Accounting and Finance – Collection initiative Human Resources – Legal advice and general counsel duties Sheriff’s Office – East Metro Crime Coalition – Firearm Safety - Trigger Locks

Partnership with School Districts As part of our partnership with school districts we provide ongoing training for school resource officers and staff

African American Male Mentorship Program The County Attorney’s Office hosted a visit from over 40 students from area high schools participating in the African American Male Mentorship Program (twice as many than last year). The visit to our office was part of an instructional series that exposes African American males in high school to positive leaders in the community who emphasize the need for post- secondary education by introducing students to various employment options and the steps in achieving them.

Community Involvement Spring into Service County Fair Night to Unite Crime prevention classes Law enforcement/prosecutor training

2016 Initiatives Increase education regarding human trafficking Continue to work on keeping kids safe Continued enhancement of our office technology