Judge alerts council to $26,525 public-defender shortfall; council taps supplemental fund
A judge told the council that a budgeting typo left the public defender fund about $26,525 short; council approved covering the shortfall from a supplemental public-defender fund that will be replenished in part by expected 40% reimbursements.
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A judge (speaker S11) told the council that a budget-form typo left the public-defender appropriation $26,525 short for the current year. He explained the public-defender request should have been $245,500 but the submitted number was $218,009.75, creating the shortfall. "Conclusion is it's a typo, which leaves us $26,525 short," he said.
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