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Vermont defender general asks Appropriations Committee to make eight limited‑service positions permanent
Summary
Defender General Matt Valerio told the House Appropriations Committee that last year the money to fund eight positions was placed in the base budget but the positions were not converted from limited‑service to permanent; he asked the committee to correct that through a budget adjustment.
Matt Valerio, Vermont defender general, told the House Appropriations Committee on Jan. 27 that last year an appropriation intended to fund eight positions was placed in the budget base but the positions themselves remained limited‑service and were not converted to permanent status.
Valerio said the amount referenced in his office’s memo — "the 1.283,000 that was we were requesting along the way" — was placed in the budget base but the corresponding positions were not changed from limited service to permanent. "So we got the money in the base of the budget, but we didn't get the positions," Valerio said.
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