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Board approves public defender attrition plan cuts; office warns of reduced outreach services
Summary
Facing a budget shortfall from last year—s appropriations, the Board approved items to delete positions through attrition in the Public Defender—s office. The public defender told supervisors the cuts will reduce non‑mandated outreach and pre‑arraignment services and pledged to work with administration to restore services where possible.
The Board approved two related consent items transferring funds and eliminating positions in the Public Defender—s office as part of a budget attrition plan. The public defender (speaker identified in the meeting by first name only) told the board the reductions were painful and that staff and administration had worked to use attrition to remove…
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