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Council adds legal-defense contract, email migration and refreshments ordinance to tonight’s agenda; debates scope and costs
Summary
Norton council voted to add three ordinances to the Jan. 21 agenda: a legal-defender contract (ordinance 11), an Exchange-to-365 email migration with BPI (ordinance 13) and an ordinance authorizing up to $3,000 for coffee, water and light snacks (ordinance 14). Council members questioned technical outcomes and the refreshments wording and budget.
Norton City Council on Jan. 21 voted to add three finance items to the meeting agenda and discussed details of each.
Councilmember Harbert moved to add Ordinance 11-2025, authorizing a contract with the Legal Defender’s Office of Summit County for indigent defense services; Harbert said the contract runs annually and costs “somewhere around $230 per case.” The motion to add Ordinance 11 passed on roll call with council members voting in favor.
Council also discussed and approved adding Ordinance 13-2025, to…
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