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Board approves investigator panel policy: up to $75 per hour within existing $2,000 cap
Summary
Trustees approved creation of an outside investigator panel and set a standard investigator rate of up to $75 per hour with a per‑case cap of $2,000. The board said exceptions may be sought by motion for complex cases and asked staff to draft a standard operating procedure and recruit panel members.
The Public Defender Service Corporation Board moved to establish a managed investigator panel and to set a standard hourly rate for outside investigators at up to $75 per hour, with an existing per‑case cap of $2,000. The board adopted the motion by voice vote.
Staff presented the item as an operational measure: PDSC currently has a $2,000 investigator cap but no standard hourly rate. Staff said research of…
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