MCAO FY23 BUDGET PRESENTATION.PPTX
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MCAO FY23 Budget Presentation Wednesday, January 12, 2022 Maricopa County Attorney’s Office •County Attorney Allister Adel •Chief Deputy Ken Vick •Chief of Staff Candice Copple Office Priorities •Keeping families and the community safe from crime •Providing exceptional legal services to you and the other County elected officials •Keeping our employees safe from Covid-19 MCAO FY23 Budget Request •General Fund Baseline is $107,074,778 •No additional requests are being made for FY23 •Continue to focus on operational efficiencies FY23 Emerging Needs Body Worn Cameras • Hardware for MCAO detectives • Increased cloud storage • Increased staff for redactions Final Disposition Reports (FDRs) • Increased staff needed to process backlog MCAO Hiring Challenges 165 Vacant positions • 15% of our Prosecutors • 14% of our Paralegals • 15% of our Legal Support Staff Decline in applications • Attorney applications declining since 2019 • Legal support applications declining since 2018 Increased Homicides •30% increase in submittals since March 2020 •Resource intensive cases Domestic violence cases are also up by about 30% Capital Litigation Trend Decreasing Calendar Year 1st Degree Murder Cases (All Reviewed) *NOIs Filed % filed 2014 83 12 14% 2015 72 13 18% 2016 87 11 13% 2017 110 10 9% 2018 115 12 10% Pre- 10/1/2019 85 3 4% Post- 10/1/2019 24 0 0% 2020 105 5 5% 2021 136 8 6% *NOI = Notice of Intent to file Death Penalty Allister took office 38 total cases on hand Diversion Programs •3,087 total new enrollments in FY21 •On track for 4,400 new enrollments in FY22 •ASU Formal Recidivism Study •New Veterans Diversion Program Other Budget Considerations •Asset Forfeiture Legislation Passed •Declining CJEF Revenue MCAO FY23 Budget Presentation Any Questions?