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Dimmit County officials weigh costs of joining regional public‑defender interlocal
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County officials said they budgeted $56,000 for a regional public‑defender service but expect the first year’s charge to be about $34,000; state grants cover the majority of the office, and commissioners were told to perform a cost analysis before committing long term.
Presiding official at the Dimmit County commissioners court said the county had budgeted $56,000 for participation in a regional public‑defender office but that the first year’s county charge is likely to be about $34,000 because the program did not begin until after the county fiscal year started.
The presiding official said the public‑defender interlocal is funded primarily by the state and that "the state is paying about 80 per 84% of that budget," leaving roughly 16% to be split among the three participating counties. He described the split as driven…
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