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TO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT FOR THE 2015 FISCAL YEAR WITH THE FRANKLIN COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDER COMMISSION TO REPRESENT INDIGENT PERSONS BEFORE THE FRANKLIN COUNTY MUNICIPAL COURT CHARGED WITH VIOLATIONS UNDER GAHANNA ORDINANCES; AND TO SUPPLEMENTALLY APPROPRIATE $1,300 THEREFOR.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code, Section 120.14(E), the City may authorize the Franklin County Municipal Court to represent indigent persons before the Franklin County Municipal Court charged under Gahanna ordinances;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GAHANNA, COUNTY OF FRANKLIN, STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That the Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into contract with Franklin County Public Defender Commission for the representation of indigent persons coming before the Franklin County Municipal Court, Criminal Division, charged with a violation of an ordinance of the City of Gahanna; said Contract attached as EXHIBIT A, and made a part herein.
Section 2. That the Contract is effective retroactive to January 1, 2015.
Section 3. That funding in the amount of SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS ($6,000) was set aside in the 2015 Appropriations to Account No. 101.151.5240 Mayor's Court, Counsel - Indigent, to cover a portion of the herein costs.
Section 4. That funding in the amount of THIRTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS ($1,300) is supplementally appropriated from the unencumbered, unappropriated balance of the General Fund is to Account No. 101.151.5240, Mayor's Court, Counsel-Indigent to cover the remainder of the herein costs.
Section 5. That ORD-0163-2015, passed December 15, 2014, is hereby amended to reflect this supplemental.
Section 6. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon passage by this Council and 30 days after date of signature approval by the Mayor.