Former Salt Lake County Mayor Nancy Workman is ready to go to trial next month on charges of misusing public funds, her attorneys said Monday. After confirming the Feb. 1 trial date with 3rd District Judge Judith Atherton, attorneys Greg Skordas and Jack Morgan proposed using a questionnaire to speed jury selection. The judge asked attorneys to keep the questionnaire brief. The main issue is whether prospective jurors have made up their minds as to Workman's guilt or innocence. Eight days have been set aside for the trial, at which about a dozen witnesses are expected to testify. Workman, 64, allegedly took $17,000 in health department funds to place a bookkeeper at a boys and girls club where her daughter was the top financial officer. She is charged with second-degree and third-degree felony counts of misusing public funds. Convictions could mean up to 20 years in prison. Workman - a Republican who withdrew from the mayoral race citing stress - was replaced on the ballot by Ellis Ivory, who lost to Democrat Peter Corroon. On Monday, Corroon was sworn into office. To counter claims that Workman's prosecution was politically motivated, Salt Lake County District Attorney David Yocom, a Democrat, appointed a special prosecutor, private attorney Mike Martinez, to handle the case. - Stephen Hunt