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LaSalle County public defender to continue staff stipends from state Safety Act grant
Summary
Public Defender Ryan Hamer told the LaSalle County Board the office received roughly $109,000 from the state Safety Act and will again use the funds to pay technology, a part‑time hire and stipends for staff; the board voted to accept the allocations.
Ryan Hamer, LaSalle County Public Defender, told the county board that his office received roughly $109,000 in Safety Act grant funds in 2023 and has received an approximately similar amount for the current year, and that he intends to continue using the money for technology, a part‑time hire and staff stipends.
Hamer said the first round of Safety Act funding — passed in September 2023 — paid for items “such as computers, office supplies” and supported a part‑time employee “paid solely from grant funds,” which Hamer…
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