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County to shift some public defenders to contract pay; board discusses eliminating payroll positions
Summary
County staff requested transfers totaling roughly $61,000 across funds to pay two public defenders as contract services rather than payroll; board members recommended eliminating the payroll position if converted to contract and suggested revising the agenda for a clean budget change.
Officials described two related funding requests to move public defender pay out of county payroll and into contract‑service line items.
"We will be requesting, transfer and professionals to other professional services with $31,001.22 for our public defender," said Speaker 6, who identified the first contract target as attorney…
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