Directing County Board Chair to Confirm Approval of County Funding for a Portion of Contracted Services with the State of Wisconsin Prosecutor's Office for One (1) Full Time Prosecutor from January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018

The position currently held by ADA Rick Spoentgen (until December 31, 2017)  is a .8 SAJI grant funded position.  From January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018, Rick would be employed as a contracted position on a full time basis, as follows: He would be employed as a half-time SAJI grant prosecutor to continue and complete his case work and law enforcement education duties within the scope of work approved by the grant (Sexual Assault cases).  The SAJI grant has approved a no cost extension until June 30, 2018, to fund Rick’s position for that half-time.  Rick would also be employed as a half-time general assignment prosecutor, paid for by Sauk County tax levy.  This general assignment will allow him to gain experience in other areas of our caseload and to cover the anticipated vacation/sabbatical absence of another prosecutor who will be retiring mid-2018.  Rick will then, seamlessly, transition into that person’s full-time, State position. The total dollars needed to fund  this position will be $40,000.  The SAJI grant has agreed to fund $20,000 and the County has approved the use of $20,000 from general fund dollars to cover the extension.