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Public Defender Matthew Tantillo seeks approval to fill assistant post and draw down grants
Summary
Public Defender Matthew Tantillo asked the Human Services Committee to advance a resolution authorizing the hiring of a full‑time Assistant Public Defender and outlined steps to use and extend existing grant funds, including contracting with an investigator for family‑court services.
Matthew Tantillo, Yates County Public Defender, asked the Human Services Committee on June 1 to forward a resolution authorizing the office to fill a full‑time Assistant Public Defender position in line with budget authorization. Committee Chair Edward Bronson opened discussion; after edits and questions, there were no official objections to forwarding the measure to the Legislative Meeting.
Tantillo also reviewed grant management and caseload‑reduction efforts. He said many counties do not fully spend some grants and that the office is pursuing contracting an investigator and family‑court services and, when needed, extending existing grants ‘‘until they’re drawn down more.’’ The committee accepted the report as information; no formal vote to adopt policy was recorded at the committee level.
