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Assigned Counsel Program staffing
Summary
A new full-time clerk is being added to the Assigned Counsel Program, fully funded by the state for three years, as mental health and pre-investigative case assignments increase the workload.
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Last discussed Sep 3, 2026.
Impact analysis
💰Financial impact
State-funded for three years; after that, the county could be on the hook for the roughly $42,479 salary.
✅Who benefits
Indigent defendants and families who need assigned counsel, plus the overworked existing clerical staff.
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