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Committee forwards $2.19M retroactive supplemental for indigent defense after staff reduction
Summary
The committee advanced an ordinance to appropriate just under $2.19 million from the general fund reserve to cover indigent defense costs for increased caseloads in Superior Court; Court Executive Officer Mike Ewing described a 49% caseload increase and the budget analyst recommended reducing the request by $11,002.23.
The committee considered an ordinance seeking a supplemental appropriation from the general fund reserve to cover indigent defense expenses tied to increased felony and misdemeanor caseloads in Superior Court for the prior fiscal year.
Mike Ewing, Court Executive Officer, described the request as a retroactive supplemental. He said the…
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