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Council approves $3.50 municipal court technology surcharge; fund to support court processing tech
Summary
The Pawtucket Finance Committee and City Council advanced an ordinance to add a $3.50 technology surcharge to municipal court violations to fund technology improvements; the finance committee recommended approval and the council recorded a unanimous first‑passage vote.
Pawtucket’s finance committee recommended, and the full council gave first passage to, an ordinance authorizing a $3.50 technology surcharge on municipal court tickets to support court technology and processing improvements.
The finance committee discussed the change during the Aug. 6 meeting, where a municipal director explained that the city currently pays third‑party costs to process tickets…
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