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Fulton County reaffirms Public Defender’s 40-hour salary amid Indigent Defense grant review
Summary
Fulton County commissioners unanimously reaffirmed that Public Defender Phil Harper’s salary will reflect a 40-hour work week effective Jan. 1, 2026, following a meeting about office hours and the Indigent Defense Grant.
Fulton County commissioners on Feb. 17 unanimously reaffirmed that Public Defender Phil Harper’s salary will reflect a 40-hour work week effective Jan. 1, 2026. The action followed a meeting between the commissioners and Harper and his administrative assistant, Cheryl Deshong, to review office matters related to the Indigent Defense Grant.
The vote came after Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to affirm the 40-hour salary standard for the Public Defender’s post. The motion passed on a unanimous voice vote recorded in the meeting transcript as "All in favor." No roll-call vote totals were provided in the public minutes beyond that unanimous consent.
The commissioners did not record additional specifics in the public transcript about how the grant's hours were being counted or whether the reaffirmation changes payroll or budgeting lines; the meeting record notes only that the item was discussed in conjunction with the Indigent Defense Grant. The board took the action as part of routine personnel oversight and then continued with the meeting’s other agenda items.
The meeting record does not list follow-up tasks or a timeframe for further review of the Public Defender’s grant reporting. The board adjourned later in the meeting at 11:22 a.m.
