MCAO 2018 BUDGET PRESENTATION.PDF

Maricopa County
Attorney’s Office
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

Body and Dash Cameras
- Today there are currently over 2,600 body worn
cameras in use throughout the County. Although the
total number of future deployments is unknown, we are
anticipating at least an additional 50 new cameras a
year.
- From September to November of 2016, MCAO
paralegals and prosecutors spent almost 1,000 hours
redacting body worn camera footage. They spent
another nearly 800 hours redacting video footage from
other sources.

Prosecutor Positions
340 70
328
320 315 60
Positions
300 50
Hired
Prosecutor
280 40
Prosecutors
Filled
of 260 30 of
Number Number
240 20
Average
220 10
200 0
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Average Filled 328 302 281 260 281 295 307 315
Hired 0 9 13 59 49 56 49 35

MCAO Voluntary Separations by Years of Service
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50% >5
0‐5
40%
75.95%
72.16%
65.33%
30% 58.57%
51.22%
20% 40.85%
10%
0%
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Looking Ahead
• Cost of medical examiner testimony
• Increased resources to make data driven
decisions
• Greater digital storage needs
• Skilled staff for Central Intake