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Public Defender Requests Additional Trial and Payroll Funding; Part‑time Position Tied to Grant
Summary
Public Defender Ryan told the Law and Justice Committee he is proposing modest increases to trial and payroll lines, plans to keep a part‑time grant‑funded position and is considering adding another attorney supported, in part, by grant money. He asked for executive session later in the meeting to discuss payroll details.
Public Defender Ryan (first name recorded in the meeting) told the LaSalle County Law and Justice Committee on Aug. 26 that his office will request modest increases to trial expenses and payroll lines and that one part‑time position has been paid from grant funds.
Ryan said funds from a state safety act grant provided roughly $109,000 across 2023–24 and that about $102,000 more was expected to arrive soon. He said that grant…
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