Marietta council appoints prosecuting staff and quickly adopts ordinance to create chief assistant title

Marietta — City Council confirmed two Municipal Court prosecuting appointments and adopted an ordinance amendment that formally creates the title of Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney.

Appointments: Speaker 12 moved to appoint Benjamin Smith as prosecuting attorney of the Municipal Court for a two-year term; the council approved the motion. Speaker 2 moved to appoint Courtney Brubaker as chief assistant prosecuting attorney for two years; that motion was seconded and the council recorded the vote (motion carries reported as 6–1 for the appointment). Courtney Brubaker was congratulated and told she would begin work in the assigned role.

Ordinance amendment: During the same portion of the meeting the council considered an ordinance amendment to add "Chief Assistant Prosecuting Attorney" to Chapter 112.040 and to add new subsections describing the position’s creation and duties. Speaker 12 moved to suspend rules and add the ordinance change to tonight’s agenda; council voted to add the item, waive second reading, and adopt the ordinance by unanimous vote (7–0), with the mayor declaring it passed.

Why it matters: The changes formalize an additional prosecutorial leadership role within the Municipal Court and update the city code to reflect the new title and duties, with compensation to be determined by the governing authority as provided in the ordinance language.