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Committee approves annual municipal reimbursement agreements for indigent counsel up to $1 million
Summary
The Public Safety and Justice Affairs Committee approved Resolution 20250240 authorizing the county executive to sign one-year agreements with municipalities to obtain reimbursement for indigent defense costs, after staff said municipal partners are now requiring annual contracts.
Cuyahoga County's Public Safety and Justice Affairs Committee on July 15 approved Resolution 20250240 authorizing the county executive to enter into annual agreements with municipalities for reimbursement of costs associated with counsel representation to indigent persons charged with violations of municipal ordinances, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 for a one-year period.
The measure matters because, county staff said, the public defender's office recently…
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