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Public Defender office awarded multiple grants; committee tables stipend plan and approves new case-management contract
Summary
Warren County's public defender office reported two grant awards from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services and announced selection for a separate family-defense grant; the committee approved budget recognition of the awards but tabled any plan to use the money for one-time stipends pending legal review and approved a new LegalServer contract.
Warren County's public defender office told the committee it had received two grant award notices from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services and asked the committee to recognize the awards and amend the county budget to spend the funds. The grants are tied to discovery reform and supplemental funding for assigned counsel; the presenter said one award totals $190,300 and the public defender's office share is $139,737.29.
Assistant Public Defender and staff described potential uses including technology upgrades to support discovery reform, a new case-management platform, expert witness funds and one-time stipends for attorneys. County legal counsel…
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