BOC grants Prosecutor’s staffing requests

The prosecutor is asking that public figure and humorist Oleg Shurayev be found guilty of defamation of a person, violation of human freedom of action...

BOC grants Prosecutor’s staffing requests

By: Al ParkerKALKASKA – County Prosecutor Ryan Ziegler’s plan to give his chief assistant a pay raise and add a paralegal to his staff was approved by the County Board of Commissioner at its Feb. 19 meeting.      After some spirited discussion, commissioners voted 5-1, with Commissioner Scott Matley absent, in favor of the prosecutor’s request to raise Matt Benedict’s annual salary from $66,000 to $74,000, retroactive to Jan. 1.   Earlier this…