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Public Safety committee approves shift to per-case indigent-defense billing and authorizes use of Cuyahoga Falls indoor firing range
Summary
The Public Safety Committee recommended consent for a one-year indigent defense contract arrangement shifting Akron to a $230-per-case billing model through the Summit County Legal Defenders Office (with the county to bill Akron for the unreimbursed 22%), and also advanced an agreement to use Cuyahoga Falls’ indoor range for some police training.
The Akron Public Safety Committee on Thursday recommended consent for two items: a one-year contract arrangement with the Summit County Legal Defenders Office for representation of indigent defendants in Akron Municipal Court, and a contract to use Cuyahoga Falls’ training center and indoor firing range for Akron Police Department training.
Indigent defense: Deb Matz, the city’s director of law, said the city annually contracts with the Summit County Legal Defenders Office for representation of indigent defendants. Under a change the legal defenders’ office is testing in Akron, the county will be billed at $230 per…
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