County Attorney 2017 Budget Presentation

County Attorney – What We Do 2017 Request - $1,852,245 2017 Proposed by Manager - $1,806,981 A 5.31% increase over 2016 Budget of $1,715,8206 Criminal Prosecution: Prosecution of all criminal matters in District, Justice and Juvenile Courts (UCA Title 17, Chapter18a, Part 4) Civil Legal Services: Provides full range of legal services and lawsuit defense for the County and its dependent local districts (UCA Title 17, Chapter 18a, Part 5; UCA 17-18a-603) Victim Advocacy: Provides services to victims of crime, including the obtaining of stalking injunctions (UCA 77-38-1 thru 14) Children's Justice Center: Provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary, intergovernmental response to sexual abuse of children, physical abuse of children and other crimes involving children (UCA Title 67, Chapter 5b)

Outstanding Civil Cases

Justice Court Filings

S.W.O.T. Analysis of ATTORNEY Strengths High success - criminal conviction (90%) & civil litigation (80%) Victim services - Victim Advocate and Children's Justice Center Civil – Highly experienced Criminal – Cooperative justice Criminal Division is completely paperless. Weaknesses Potential loss of PIMS case management system in next two years (Criminal) Transitioning to paperless office (Civil) Opportunities Potential creation of a Pre-Trial/Probation Services Program (potential reform of pre-trial release and supervision standards and protocols) Building a CJC stand alone facility and furnishing it (Public-Private Partnership) Threats Upward mobility potential for staff and attorneys (lack of ability to reward superior performance and retain professionals who provide invaluable expertise and in-depth knowledge of County functions)

Personnel Trend

Budget Analysis