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Commissioners reaffirm Public Defender’s 40-hour workweek after indigent defense grant review
Summary
Fulton County commissioners on Feb. 17 met with Public Defender Phil Harper and administrative assistant Cheryl Deshong to review Indigent Defense Grant hours and voted to reaffirm that the Public Defender’s salary will reflect a 40-hour workweek effective Jan. 1, 2026.
Fulton County commissioners on Feb. 17 met with Public Defender Phil Harper and administrative assistant Cheryl Deshong to review office matters related to hours worked under the Indigent Defense Grant and unanimously reaffirmed that the Public Defender’s salary will reflect a 40-hour workweek effective Jan. 1, 2026. Commissioner Hervey P. Hann moved to reaffirm the 40-hour workweek; the motion carried with all commissioners voting in favor.
The discussion was described in the public minutes as a review of office matters in conjunction with the Indigent Defense Grant. No salary dollar amount or changes to staffing levels were recorded in the minutes; the action on the workweek was recorded as a reaffirmation rather than a new salary increase. The minutes list the participants in that portion of the meeting as Public Defender Phil Harper and Administrative Assistant Cheryl Deshong.
The motion was recorded as approved without recorded opposition. The minutes do not specify any additional follow-up steps or deadlines tied to the grant review. The board took no other formal personnel actions in the public record during that agenda item.
