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Board pauses independent contractor and seeks legal opinion on MIDC authority
Summary
At the board’s request and following a prosecuting attorney’s request, the Board paused an independent indigent defense contractor and directed the County Administrator to consult county legal counsel for an opinion on the Board’s authority over the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission (MIDC) program.
Commissioner Rudat introduced discussion prompted by the Prosecuting Attorney regarding the removal of an indigent defense attorney who serves as an independent contractor. The board voted to pause that independent contractor and directed the County Administrator to contact county legal counsel for an opinion on the Board of Commissioners’ authority over the MIDC program.
The motion to pause the contractor and seek a legal opinion was moved by Commissioner Showers and seconded by Commissioner Hurtekant; the minutes record the motion carried. The minutes do not include verbatim statements from the prosecutor or the contractor and do not specify the contractor’s name in the public minutes; the action records a procedural pause and a directive for legal review rather than a personnel termination.
