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Arkansas City approves contract for in-person language interpreters for municipal court
Summary
The commission approved a professional services agreement to provide in-person language interpretation for Arkansas City Municipal Court at $50 per hour plus mileage; residents asked for population statistics and staff said judges request interpreters due to a growing non-English-speaking court population.
Arkansas City commissioners approved a professional services agreement to provide in-person language interpretation services for the municipal court at a rate of $50 per hour plus mileage reimbursement at the current IRS rate.
During discussion, resident Ken Herringer questioned how many people in the county or city require interpretation services and asked the commission to…
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