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Union County to pay $119,783.42 for public-defender services, adds $20,000 for five-day coverage
Summary
The Commissioner accepted an Indigent Defense Services agreement with the Enotah Judicial Circuit effective July 1, 2026; Union County's FY2027 share is $119,783.42 and the county added $20,000 so a public defender will be assigned to the county five days per week.
Union County accepted an Indigent Defense Services agreement with the Circuit Public Defender Office of the Enotah Judicial Circuit for fiscal year 2027, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The minutes record Union County's cost as $119,783.42 for the year. In addition, the county committed $20,000 to ensure a Public Defender is assigned to Union County five days per week.
The acceptance was recorded by Commissioner Harold Collins; no roll-call vote or mover/second was recorded in the minutes. The agreement covers indigent defense services shared among Union, Lumpkin, White and Towns counties as identified in the minutes.
