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Staff recommends $200,000 for district attorney, $78,075 for public defender request
Summary
County staff recommended increasing the DA allocation to $200,000 (citing an additional $40,000 from LaGrange) and funding a part‑time public defender request at $78,075; commissioners accepted the recommendation as a budget direction to be finalized in June.
The county manager reported he had discussed the DA's needs with the district attorney and recommended a $200,000 county allocation, noting "the city of LaGrange has allocated an additional $40,000 toward their allocation... which brings their total allocation to 140" and that $200,000 would help the DA accomplish prior pledges. Staff recommended fulfilling the public defender's part‑time request at $78,075, a reduction from the public defender's original higher request.
Commissioners signaled general support for the recommendations and asked staff to include the numbers in the proposed budget materials for public hearings; staff stated they would confirm and return with final figures for the June hearing process.
