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Public defender urges county to shift millions of dollars to general fund to cover appeals, outside counsel
Summary
The county public defender told councilors state guidance now limits use of supplemental funds and requested moving major expenses (pauper expense, appeals, transcripts, investigative services) into the general fund; the office estimated $800,000 for pauper expense and $300,000 for appeals, with up to 40% state reimbursement on eligible costs.
The county public defender’s office told the Vanderburgh County Council it can no longer rely on the supplemental account to pay predictable attorney costs and asked the board to shift substantial line items to the general fund.
“Historically we have been using the supplemental fund to pay pauper appeals and outside counsel,” the public defender said. Citing a January…
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