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Committee approves placing DCJS grant funds into assigned-counsel budget and contracts with two legal providers

Warren County Public Safety & Emergency Services Committee · February 23, 2026
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Summary

The committee voted to amend the county budget to allocate Division of Criminal Justice Services grants to assigned-counsel services and approved contracts with the Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York and the Rural Law Center to receive Distribution 14 ILS funds; approvals were by voice vote and tallies were not specified in the transcript.

The Warren County Public Safety & Emergency Services Committee approved by voice vote a pair of actions to allocate state grant funds for indigent defense services.

Brian Plattsky, the assigned counsel coordinator, told the committee the county had received two grants from the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) and asked that the already-received funds be recorded in…

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