A representative of the district attorney's office told the Lancaster commission the office has made progress reducing an electronic filing backlog and summarized felony filings and declines for September and October.

The DA's representative said the local electronic backlog has been reduced to about 180 cases, half of which are older matters. He provided category‑level counts: for example, the office filed seven auto‑theft cases in September and eight in October and reported declines in a number of categories. Domestic‑violence felony filings numbered nine in September and 11 in October, with declines also reported; protective‑order violation filings were 19 in September and 14 in October, with a higher number of declines noted in October.

The DA explained that some apparent spikes in declines reflect office practice of consolidating multiple reported violations into a single master case number rather than filing separate cases for each report.

Commissioners asked about changes in filing policy since the new DA took office; the DA's office said the new administration rescinded earlier special directives that limited misdemeanor filings, and the office is filing more misdemeanor matters now than under the prior administration.