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Council lists two-year contract to provide counsel to indigent defendants
Summary
Ordinance No. 002-26, introduced by Council as a Whole, would authorize a two-year contract to provide legal counsel for indigent persons charged with loss-of-liberty offenses in Alliance Municipal Court; the Jan. 5 agenda lists it under New Business and declares an emergency.
The Clerk read Ordinance No. 002-26, introduced by Council as a Whole, authorizing and directing the Director of Public Safety and Service to enter into a two-year contract to provide legal counsel to indigent persons charged with loss of liberty offenses in the Alliance Municipal Court and declaring an emergency.
The agenda lists the contract duration (two years) and the purpose (indigent defense for loss-of-liberty offenses) but does not include vendor name, contract value, or any staff justification in the supplied transcript. The item is on New Business and declared an emergency; no debate, public comment, or vote is recorded in this transcript.
