Have Brown Co. taxpayers pay for more prosecutors? Supervisors say no, twice
by the Green Bay Press-Gazette
GREEN BAY - Brown County supervisors agree that their district attorney needs more prosecutors — but not enough to fund positions the state is supposed to pay for.
The County Board on Wednesday twice rejected proposals to hire additional assistant district attorneys at county expense. A move to hire three prosecutors and a support person at a net cost of about $256,000 failed, 18-8. An attempt to fund two positions failed 14-12.
State Rep. Andre Jacque, R-De Pere, introduced a bill this past fall that would have funded two prosecutors' positions for Brown County, two for Outagamie County, and positions elsewhere in the state.
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