Prosecutor’s office reports heavy trial schedule, e‑prosecutor transition and staffing constraints

Speaker 5 updated the group on workload pressures in the prosecutor’s office, reporting a recently concluded multi‑day jury trial with multiple convictions and multiple jury trials starting this week. "We were able to secure 8 convictions," they said, and described an unusually high number of trials and courtroom sessions taking staff time.

Speaker 5 discussed an upcoming technology change: the office will move to a new e‑prosecutor system to replace Justware, with online short training sessions next week and in‑person trainer visits planned for mid‑March; the go‑live date was not provided.

Staffing and licensing bottlenecks were emphasized: the office has 45 staff but only 43 software licenses, and temporary employees need licenses to perform meaningful work. That constraint — plus onboarding and file‑room projects — has produced delays in processing incoming law‑enforcement reports and in closing files, which the speaker warned can hinder law enforcement’s ability to track convicted individuals.

On a program note, the office launched a prosecution diversion pilot focusing first on minor offenses (minors in possession of alcohol, driving while suspended) with a navigator to support eligible participants and plans to expand eligibility once initial kinks are resolved.

No votes or formal policy changes were taken; the update focused on operational constraints and transition planning.