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Council debates indigent defense contracting and transparency; no action taken
Summary
Council discussed Ordinance 002-26 to contract for two years of public defender services for loss-of-liberty offenses but took no action; Councilwoman Sheila Cherry urged the administration to do more to publicize the availability of public defender services to families.
The Alliance City Council discussed Ordinance 002-26, a proposal to enter a two-year contract to provide legal counsel for indigent persons charged with loss-of-liberty offenses in the Alliance Municipal Court, but the council took no action on the ordinance at its Jan. 5 meeting.
Councilwoman Sheila Cherry said many…
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