MCAO FY27 BUDGET PRESENTATION.PPTX
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MCAO FY27 Budget Presentation Wednesday, January 28, 2026 MCAO Leadership County Attorney Rachel Mitchell Chief Deputy Blaine Gadow CFO/MCAO Catherine Martin 2 FY 2026 RECAP FY2026 Needs only, no wants FY 2026 RECAP •We limited our request to $1M over baseline. •Gratefully received authorization for 11 positions. ✓Ten jobs are filled ✓One in final stages of hiring. •Jump start toward solving interior climate issues PRIORITY Quality of Life Quality of life is measured in many ways Inseparable from justice and public safety It’s hard to perceive quality when you don’t feel safe in your own home. Serious Needs in FY2027 NEEDS, not wants No ‘wishes,’ no ‘sure would be nice’ requests Get the job done without backlogs All MCAO requests are mandated or based in law Prosecution is Changing Fast Explosion of digital evidence Explosion of digital evidence • Digital evidence must be reviewed • Phones are small computers with vast capacity • Phone data must be reviewed • Thousands of hours to retrieve, download, and analyze Davis & Desharnais Stephanie Davis Thomas Desharnais DAVIS & DESHARNAIS ü1400+ photos ü200 surveillance videos ü400 cell phone records ü500 page Medical Examiner report Evidence MCAO FY27-28 Request Budget Request $12,570,000 CIVIL DIVISION • Valleywise expansion • 250 behavioral health beds • Mandate • Three attorneys in FY27 Proposition 409 CIVIL DIVISION •Thousands of requests •Requestors include victims, defense lawyers, media, and ‘Looky Lous’ •40% of these requests are large, take months to complete •Cannot charge for digital records Public Records CRIMINAL •Trial •Special Prosecution 1 •Special Prosecution 2 •Prosecution Support •Victim Services •Juvenile and Misdemeanors •Investigations Seven Divisions Attorneys are not interchangeable parts •Advancement is different •Each has different skills, interests, and experience •8 years to train a new lawyer to the level of a Prosecutor IV •We can only hire what is available. •Experienced attorneys are staying put. Recruitment & Retention CRIMINAL •Up to 2 years to complete a cell phone extraction •Case may be resolved before we have all the evidence. •Only two detectives. Investigations CRIMINAL Cellebrite Axon Justice Premier Software: Investigations & Case Management CRIMINAL Cellebrite • Gold standard • Streamlines data analysis • AI component helps us identify connections within the data Software: Investigations & Case Management CRIMINAL Axon Justice Premier • No more ‘free’ options • Keeps evidence secure, organized, easy to access • Transcribes, redacts, translates Software: Investigations & Case Management FY27 MCAO Budget Request $12,570,000 PRIORITY 1 $5,820,000 Grant and special revenue fund reductions = $2,620,000 IT software costs = $1,500,000 Vacancy savings adjustment = $1,700,000 PRIORITY 2 $6,750,000 Civil expansion = $1,125,000 Prosecution expansion = $2,430,000 Attorney support = $2,690,000 PRIORITY 2 CONTINUED $6,750,000 Healthcare services = $85,000 One-time supply and services = $420,000 LOOKING AHEAD Space Interior climate Questions? 28