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Van Buren County public defender seeks FY26 MIDC grant renewal; office says it created 18 positions in first year
Summary
The county’s chief public defender asked the board to approve submission of the FY26 Michigan Indigent Defense Commission grant renewal. The office said it established 18 positions during its first full year and requests the same staffing and a county maintenance-of-effort of $310,000.
Van Buren County’s public defender’s office asked the board April 10 to approve submission of an FY26 Michigan Indigent Defense Commission (MIDC) annual grant application and to authorize the county administrator to sign grant documents if the state approves the award.
Chief Public Defender told commissioners the office’s first full year of operations has resulted in staffing growth and reduced reliance on outside roster attorneys. “We…
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