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Delta County approves MIDC memorandum with Iron County to cover indigent-defense lead duties

Delta County Board of Commissioners · December 17, 2025

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Summary

Facing a resignation of its lead MIDC attorney and a shortage of local attorneys, Delta County voted to amend its MIDC grant arrangement and contract with Iron County's public defender to provide lead-attorney coverage; the amendment must be approved by MIDC.

Delta County commissioners on Dec. 16 approved a memorandum of understanding with Iron County that would allow Iron County’s public defender office to assume lead attorney responsibilities under the county’s MIDC grant, a change prompted by the resignation of the county’s lead MIDC attorney.

County administrators and court staff said Delta County has struggled to recruit attorneys willing to accept the local MIDC caseload and that the Iron County public defender indicated capacity to take on the contract. The change is structured as an amendment to the existing MIDC grant and, according to staff, would not require additional county dollars; in fact, administrators said it ‘‘will probably save the grant some money’’ compared with prior allocations.

The board authorized the MOU and directed staff to submit the amendment to MIDC for approval. Board members said the arrangement is intended to preserve continuity of representation for defendants while following MIDC standards and grant reporting requirements. If MIDC approves the amendment, the Iron County public defender would begin lead-attorney assignments Jan. 1 and the coverage would run through the grant year.