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Davis County budget panel weighs $1 million request for public defenders, considers short-term bridge funding
Summary
During a late-night wrap-up, the Davis County budget committee debated a $1 million request to shore up public defense, explored a two-year bridge using county reserve and redirected program funds, and tasked staff to model a costed in-house defender option.
Speaker 2 opened the wrap-up by asking for final thoughts after a day of budget presentations. The committee spent the session weighing a request from the county's public defender program for substantial new funding and discussing where any new dollars might come from.
The most immediate proposal under discussion was a $1 million funding request for the public defender office. Speaker 8 summarized a possible compromise, saying the county could provide "$450,000 this year" as a partial bridge while officials study longer-term options. Speaker 2 said the county had already spent "$70,000" on related work and suggested bridging…
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