10-Year Vision: Expand capability to adjudicate cases in City Court in support of a growing police force.

Fiscal Year 2008 Goals – Progress through June 2008:

Add 4.0 City Prosecutor’s Office staff. The City Prosecutor's Office added a prosecutor to its litigation team to prosecute criminal cases including serious injury/death by moving vehicle and DUI. Three court clerks were hired to comply with expansions to victims' rights law made by the Arizona Supreme Court and Arizona Legislature in 2007. Add 7.5 City Court staff. City Court added 2 systems analysts, 2 senior court clerks, and a limited magistrate. Due to budget constraints, the addition of a regular magistrate and 1 additional senior court clerk has been deferred. 1 half-time senior court clerk remains to be filled. Add 1.0 Public Defenders. In the Public Defender’s Office an attorney was added.