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Committee reviews Defender General requests: office fit-up, servers, contract pay increases
Summary
Appropriators examined funding requests from the Defender General regarding office fit-up, IT servers, and higher contract rates for private attorneys to address a backlog; members were generally sympathetic and discussed converting some requests to one-time funding.
Conference Committee members reviewed several requests from the Defender General’s offices May 6, including modest fit-up costs for a new Addison office location, a $30,000 request for IT server expenses, and funds to raise contract payments for private attorneys handling backlog cases.
Members said the Addison office needs a fit-up because its prior lease ended and staff must relocate to a new space. Committee staff described the $30,000 server…
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