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MARICOPA COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE Accomplishments and Challenges - January 2017 Budget Requests Consistent and reliable compensation plan Staffing Increases • Increased body and dash cam work requires two new paralegals and one new attorney to handle the new redaction responsibilities. Approximately $40,000 needed for additional storage needs. • Victim Services requires an additional Spanish-speaking advocate to assist with increased intake demands. Civil Services • Approximately $150K for new case management system. Workload Snapshot 2010 - 2016 60000 50,000 40000 • Submittals 30,100 • Filings Dispos 20,000 10,000 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Prosecutor Positions MCAO Voluntary Separations by Years of Service 170 70 1011, 323 9056 126 315 1- '3, 136 <5 IIII 0-5 II 7: 1 I 2779 2611 .1, 1316 2611 2011 .6 —Hired Arerage Filled ni MM 101 Over 50% of our employees have been with us for less than 5 years. This chart illustrates that more than 72% of voluntary terminations in 2016 were Despite our very aggressive recruiting efforts, we have not yet been able from employees in their first 5 years of service. to get back to the number of prosecutors we had in 2009. Employees are our most important asset in delivering just prosecutions and high caliber legal support. Compensation increases of 2.5% to 3.5% annually must be included in each budgeting cycle. Historically, these increases have been an afterthought and meted out only if excess County dollars make it easy to do so. Building Back Up... It has taken years to build back up from the stagnancy of the recession and we still aren't there yet. Our work will be wasted if we can't retain what we've achieved. We are attracting high caliber attorneys that we need to retain. Even one loss is substantial. It is not only a loss to the Office and our training and recruiting investment but also a loss to our community. These same prosecutors have staggering student loans. While the County offers a generous loan repayment program to prosecutors and defense attorneys, it caps out at $72,000. Although 42% of our attorneys participate in LRAP, more than 75% of eligible attorneys with less than five years of service participate and had an average loan balance in excess of $145,000 when admitted to the program. Many of our career attorneys are starting to reach the program maximum. Lagging Compensation Maricopa County has distributed a total of 10% in compensation increases since 2011. This is in comparison to 16-20% from other Projected 2018 Undetermined Undetermined 2.90% 3.20% not reported 3.00% local governments and private employers. 2017 2.50% 3.19% 2.70% 3.10% 2.90% 2.91% In this same time period, employee 2016 0.00% 3.39% 2.80% 3,10% 2.80% 2.94% contributions to ASRS increased by 18%, 2015 2.50% 3.52% 2.80% 3.00% 2.90% 2.92% while PSPRS was even greater. Employee 2014 5.00% 2.82% 2.70% 2.80% 2.80% 2.80% health insurance premiums increased an 2013 3.00%" 2.12% 2.60% 2.70% 2.70% 2.81% average of 43% over the three plans and four 2012 0.00% 0.53% 2.60% 2.80% 2.70% 2.95% coverage levels per plan. 2011 0.00% 0,77% 2.30% 2.50% 2.30% 2.38% Total 2011 to 2017 13.00% 16.34% 113.50% 20.00% 19.10% 19.71% 'One-time lump, sum increase 2016 Year in Review • MCAO impacting local, state and national criminal justice • MCAO instrumental in several legislative changes issues, such as officer involved shootings. enhancing public safety, victim's rights and services for at- • Over $6M in grant monies awarded to MCAO including risk children through OCS. $1.2M from USDOJ to assist in testing sexual assault kits • Reduction in crime outpacing the national average. (in addition to $1.9M last year from the District Attorney of New York). 2016 Accomplishments • More than 30 local and national awards given to MCAO and • Bill Montgomery appointed NDAA State Director for AZ by our prosecutors. APAAC & Co-Chair of Metropolitan Prosecutors Committee • MCAO's award-winning community programs continue to by NDAA. thrive, including Friday Night Football Patrol, Shred-a-Thons • All prosecutors are now using tablets in the Courtroom, with and Safe Kids Summer. Employees often donate their time the goal of MCAO becoming a digital office by March 31, after hours to support these programs. 2017. MARICOPA COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE Accomplishments and Challenges - January 2017