As Ellis County departments make budget requests for 2013, County Attorney Tom Drees is asking for the same thing he asked for last year, more help.

Drees says his office receives an average of 1200 reports a year and over 800 cases are filed. However even with overtime, about nine percent of the cases do not get resolved.

Drees estimates it would cost around $124,000 to hire a full-time attorney and support staff.