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Montcalm commissioners approve short-term contract for retired attorney to handle appeals backlog
Summary
The Montcalm County Board of Commissioners approved a contract allowing the county prosecutor to hire retired attorney Mitchell Wood at $75 an hour, up to 60 hours per month for as long as six months, to address pending appeals and briefs while the prosecutor recruits permanent staff.
Montcalm County commissioners on Jan. 13 authorized the county prosecutor to contract with retired attorney Mitchell (Mitch) Wood at $75 per hour for up to 60 hours per month and for a period not to exceed six months to address an identified backlog of appellate and post-conviction matters.
The request was presented during the meeting's agenda item by the county's prosecuting attorney, who described a backlog of cases the office must respond to and said the office remains short-staffed while recruiting an office manager and at least one…
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