IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE appropriating $575,550 from the unappropriated surplus of the 1996 Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund to cover the cost of attorney's fees for indigent defendants charged with drug related offenses in the Circuit Court of Jackson County.
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ORDINANCE #2510, February 5, 1996
INTRODUCED BY Dennis Waits, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, in order to cover the costs of attorneys' fees for indigent defendants charged with drug related offenses in the Circuit Court of Jackson County, an appropriation from the unappropriated surplus of the 1996 Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund is necessary; and,
WHEREAS, of the amount appropriated, $82,534 will be utilized to pay certain attorneys fees which have accrued through January 31, 1996; and,
WHEREAS, the remaining $493,016 will be utilized to pay the 1996 costs of the drug defense program to be administered by the County Counselor, established by Ordinance 2510, dated February 5, 1996; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the following appropriation from the unappropriated surplus of the 1996 Anti-Drug Sales Tax Fund be and hereby is made:
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION CHARACTER/DESCRIPTION FROM TO
Unappropriated Surplus $575,550
County Counselor Legal Services $440,246
Court Reporting Services 7,170
Other Professional Services 30,000
Travel Expenses 1,000
Circuit Court Jury 10,000
Grand Jury 1,600
Office Supplies 3,000
Circuit Court Legal Services 82,534
Attorney
Effective Date: This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its signature by the County Executive.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached Ordinance, Ordinance #2510 introduced on February 5, 1996 was duly passed on _________________________...
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