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Board amends public defender budget and approves new positions, adds pay steps
Summary
The board amended the Muskegon County public defender budget to match a Michigan Indigent Defense Commission award, approved a grant-funded mitigation specialist position by 4-3 vote, and added two steps to certain position pay scales to align county pay progression.
Muskegon County commissioners voted to amend the public defender's budget and approve several personnel changes after staff said the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission (MIDC) finalized funding after the county submitted an earlier budget.
Amy Campanelli, who identified herself as public defender director for Muskegon County, and Angela Dardmeier, deputy chief public defender, explained the office's staffing structure and the need to align authorized positions and pay steps with MIDC requirements. "When we put…
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