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Committee accepts CAPA grant from state to support assigned counsel services
Summary
Saratoga County agreed to accept a CAPA grant from the New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services to improve assigned counsel services under County Law Article 18-B; the county will request a time-extension after an initial claim because funds will arrive late in the contract term.
The Saratoga County Public Safety Committee approved acceptance of a CAPA (Counsel at First Appearance) grant from the New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services to support the county's assigned counsel program.
Dawn, identified in the meeting as the staff who submitted the AIR (authorization), said the budget and work plan submitted by the assigned counsel program are intended to improve the quality of services pursuant to County Law, Article 18-B. Dawn said the county will submit a request for an extension of time to use the funds after an initial claim because the county expects to receive the funds well into the contract term; the funding was not requested earlier because money remained available from a prior grant that did not expire until the end of 2024.
Committee members moved and seconded the resolution and recorded the motion as carried. The transcript does not include a roll-call tally or the names of the mover and seconder. No additional conditions, dollar amounts, or implementation dates were stated in the transcript.
