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Law & Finance committee approves indigent‑defense and public‑safety grants totaling roughly $1M
Summary
The committee approved multiple public‑safety and indigent‑defense grant amendments and agreements, including $250,000 for Upstate Family Defense, $750,000 for Hurrell‑Harring expansion, and smaller grants for snowmobile enforcement and stipends for assigned counsel.
The Saratoga County Law & Finance Committee on April 15 approved a slate of public‑safety items that will bring roughly $1 million in state grant funds to county legal and enforcement programs.
County staff said the committee will amend an agreement with the New York State Office of Indigent Legal Services to accept $250,000 to cover partial salary and fringe benefits for attorneys in the Public Defender’s Office and the…
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