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Council approves amendment increasing indigent defense cap after municipal court staff explain rise in OADC billing
Summary
Council voted unanimously to approve Resolution CR9, the third amendment to an intergovernmental agreement with the State’s Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel; municipal court staff explained that increased hours, higher state hourly rates and more complex mental-health cases drove the higher projected cost.
The City Council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the third amendment to the intergovernmental agreement with the Colorado Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel (OADC) to provide court-appointed counsel for indigent defendants.
Council member Conder pulled the item from the consent agenda to ask for details about a substantial increase in the OADC cap shown in the amendment. Municipal Court Supervisor Jason Johnson explained the primary drivers for the…
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