This position is responsible for answering emergency and non-emergency calls and for dispatching appropriate personnel. The work involves the assessment of situations, the dispatching of appropriate responders, and the provision of life-saving instructions to callers. An incumbent in this position may be designated “Senior Communications Officer.”

This position is responsible for the representation of individuals who cannot afford legal representation in criminal cases, abuse and neglect cases, juvenile cases, mental health and involuntary committal cases where the new Brown County Public Defender’s Office has been appointed to represent them. Candidates for this position may be designated “Senior Deputy Public Defender”, depending upon education and experience.