Court accepts $341,804 TIDC grant for regional public defender program; Potter County’s share estimated over $130,000

Jason, representing the Panhandle Area Regional Public Defender's Office, told the court that his office secured $341,804 in TIDC funding intended to offset county contributions to the regional indigent defense program. He said the grant will be divided among participating counties according to their contribution percentages and that Potter County’s share will be somewhere "in the neighborhood of, over 130,000." The court approved acceptance of the grant and authorized Judge Tanner to execute the acceptance/agreement.

Jason noted the funding helps reduce the county’s required contribution to the regional public defender budget. The acceptance was handled as a standard grant approval with a recorded vote of 4–0; staff will proceed with execution steps and internal accounting processes.