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Committee hears fiscal impact of public defender union agreement; funding plan outlined
Summary
Deputy Controller Jake McVay told the Rules and Public Policy Committee that a tentative agreement covering Marion County Public Defender attorneys and support staff includes raises effective Jan. 1, 2025, and a 3% increase on Jan. 1, 2026; OFM said funding will come from budgeted COLAs, a 40% state reimbursement and a supplemental income distribution.
Jake McVay, deputy controller with the Office of Finance and Management, presented Proposal 3-43 to the Rules and Public Policy Committee and outlined the fiscal impact of a tentative union agreement covering Marion County Public Defender attorneys and support staff.
McVay said negotiations began last summer and that a tentative agreement "was reached earlier this October signed by both the union and the city." He told the committee the contract covers fiscal years 2025 and 2026,…
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