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County’s new indigent defense department seeks additional contract counsel; expects state reimbursement
Summary
Director Brian Filter presented the newly formed Indigent Defense Department and asked for funding for a seventh contract attorney; staff said the county’s added costs are largely reimbursable by the state under existing law but cautioned the board to monitor potential unfunded mandates.
Brian Filter, director of Douglas County’s newly created Indigent Defense Department, briefed the Board of County Commissioners on March 23 on staffing, workloads and a request to add an additional contract attorney to meet a court‑ordered workload standard.
Filter said the department currently consists of two county staff — himself and an administrative assistant — and relies on contracted defense counsel for casework. He described steps to…
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