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Hancock County finance committee votes not to renew conflict public defender contract
Summary
At its Oct. 14 special finance meeting, the Hancock County Special Finance Committee voted not to renew the conflict public defender contract with Kurt Dittmer after discussing caseload; member Dennis Castlebury recused. Committee directed staff to review budget transfers to IT and recessed to Oct. 21.
Committee Chair Wayne Bollin presided over a special Hancock County Finance Committee meeting on Oct. 14, 2025, at the County Courthouse in Carthage where the panel voted not to renew the contract for conflict public defender Kurt Dittmer.
The committee discussed the role and workload of the conflict public defender and asked visitor Matt Thor about the defender’s caseload; the…
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