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Utah County approves $5.58 million contract with Public Defenders Association, adds reporting and review requirements
Summary
The Utah County Commission approved a compromise one-year contract with the Utah County Public Defenders Association for $5,579,907.12 that funds a financial manager, merit increases, added office rent and one additional attorney, and requires quarterly, itemized reporting and a review at work sessions.
The Utah County Commission voted unanimously to approve a $5,579,907.12 contract with the Utah County Public Defenders Association that commissioners said balances urgent staffing needs with stronger financial oversight.
Commissioners said the contract is intended as a compromise to fund a financial/business manager, merit pay increases for staff, increased office rent to secure larger space, and one additional attorney. The contract amount was presented by the commissioner overseeing the portfolio as a middle-ground figure that would allow the association to hire a financial manager and stabilize operations while the association supplies additional data to justify more resources later in the year.
Why it mattered: Commissioners expressed concern that previous short-term…
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