Committee exempts Public Defender from $55,160 attrition cut tied to LEAP funding
After a sustained exchange, the committee accepted most Budget & Legislative Analyst recommendations but rejected a $55,160 reduction that the Public Defender said would jeopardize LEAP positions; the Board asked staff to preserve funding and report back.
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The Budget & Finance Committee on Monday accepted the Budget & Legislative Analyst's recommendations for department budgets with one notable exception: the committee rejected a $55,160 attrition‑savings reduction that the Public Defender said would eliminate roughly a third of the mayoral funding intended to sustain LEAP program staff.
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