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County Attorney outlines assigned-counsel proposal and Board of Ethics vacancies; committee held closed attorney'client session
Summary
County Attorney J. Wilkinson said a proposal from former Judge M. Mohun regarding the Assigned Counsel Program will be presented for action next month; Wilkinson also identified two vacant Board of Ethics positions and referenced Pung v. Isabella County. The committee entered a privileged attorney'client session at 9:18 AM under CPLR A74503.
County Attorney J. Wilkinson briefed the Human Resource Committee on several legal and administrative items. Wilkinson said former Wyoming County Court Judge M. Mohun, described in the minutes as an interim director with an Erie County Bar Association/Aid to Indigent Prisoners Society program, reached out with a proposal concerning the Assigned Counsel Program; Wilkinson said the proposal will be presented for action next month.
Wilkinson also reported two vacant positions on the Board of Ethics: one to fill a one-year term (Jan. 1, 2026 through Dec. 31, 2026) and one to fill a five-year term (Jan. 1, 2026 through Dec. 31, 2030), and referenced the legal matter Pung v. Isabella County, noting "the sale price is the sale price; not market price." The committee entered a privileged attorney'client discussion at 9:18 AM pursuant to A7 4503 of the Civil Practice Law and Rules; minutes record the start and end times but do not disclose privileged content.
