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Committee shifts $1.21 million from Superior Court allocation; half routed to Public Defender
Summary
After budget-analyst review and a controller briefing on indigent-defense costs, the committee removed $1,209,997 from the Superior Court allocation and voted to transfer half (roughly $605,000) to the Public Defender to offset cuts; the committee directed the remainder to be decided through the add-back process.
The Budget and Finance Committee approved a reallocation of funds that reduces the Superior Court's FY2009-10 allocation by $1,209,997 and moves half of that amount to the Public Defender to help offset personnel cuts.
The transfer followed a controller report comparing the cost-per-case and case-processing metrics for the public defender and for private conflict counsel. Controller Ben Rosenfield summarized his office's findings and noted ranges rather than precise dollar-for-dollar equivalencies; his analysis found that cost-per-case ranges for conflict counsel…
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