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Commissioners approve Camden County's share of five-county public defender contract under Georgia law
Summary
The board approved the county's annual contract for indigent defense personnel and operations, noting the agreement falls under the Georgia Indigent Defense Act of 2003.
Janice presented the annual contract agreement covering Camden County's share of personnel costs, supplements and office operations for the five-county circuit public defender office and said the contract "falls under the provisions of the Georgia Indigent Defense Act of 2003." The board moved, seconded and approved the contract; staff confirmed the expense was budgeted for FY2027.
The action authorizes the county's required payment share for public defense services for the coming fiscal year; the contract packet documenting the county's share and the circuit allocation was attached to the commissioners' agenda materials, according to staff.
