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Brook Park council debates, adopts agreement to secure indigent-defense reimbursements
Summary
Council adopted an emergency order authorizing the mayor to sign an agreement with Cuyahoga County that the law director said is required for the Ohio Public Defenders to reimburse assigned-counsel fees; the arrangement shifts money through county-state channels and includes a 3% administrative fee.
Brook Park’s council on Sept. 2 adopted an order authorizing the mayor to enter into an agreement with Cuyahoga County to manage payment and reimbursement of indigent criminal defense counsel fees.
Law Director Carol Horvath told council the change was prompted by the Ohio Public Defenders, which she said will not reimburse assigned-counsel fees unless every municipality the defenders serve has a contract in place. “This is…
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