Explanation
BACKGROUND: To amend Ordinance 1399-2017 passed June 5, 2017, which authorized the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to enter into a contract with the Franklin County Public Defender Commission to provide legal counsel to indigent persons charged with criminal offenses. After passage of Ordinance 1399-2017, the Finance and Management Department learned that the Franklin County Public Defender Commission had been dissolved and that the contract should be established with Franklin County, of which the Franklin County Public Defender Office is a sub-unit. Therefore, this ordinance seeks authority to amend Ordinance 1399-2017 to change the contract vendor from the Franklin County Public Defender Commission to Franklin County. All other terms, conditions and contract amounts referenced in Ordinance 1399-2017 related to the agreement between the City and Franklin County remain unchanged.
Emergency Justification: Emergency legislation is requested to ensure that timely payment can be made to Franklin County for the City share of operating costs related to the Franklin County Public Defender contract.
Financial Impact: There is no financial impact to the budget with respect to this legislation.
Title
To amend ordinance 1399-2017 to change the contract vendor from the Franklin County Public Defender Commission to Franklin County; and to declare an emergency. ($0.00)
Body
WHEREAS, ordinance 1399-2017, passed June 5, 2017, authorized the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to enter into a contract with the Franklin County Public Defender Commission to provide legal counsel to indigent persons charged with criminal offenses; and
WHEREAS, after passage of Ordinance 1399-2017, the Finance and Management Department learned that the Franklin County Public Defender Commission had been dissolved and that the contract should be established with Franklin County, of which the Franklin County Public Defender Office i...
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