The Reno County Commission Tuesday approved the district attorney adding one more prosecutor to his staff and remodeling the fifth floor of the courthouse to accommodate the position.
Reno County District Attorney Keith Schroeder, who was not at the meeting, said later that while he appreciated being allowed to add an attorney, it wasn’t enough.
He requested two attorneys, Schroeder noted. He said even with adding two, his office would remain the most overworked in the state. Schoeder’s office carries one of the highest caseloads with some of the lowest funding per attorney in Kansas.
To get the additional help, Schroeder will give up $9,000 from elsewhere in his budget, because of cuts suggested by Commission Chairman Ron Hirst. Hirst noted that historically some of those line items have come in below budget.
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