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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd 367 Court Appt Attorney (First Published in the Ark Valley News on the Y day of a.~ 2002,) THE CITY OF BEL AIRE, KANSAS ORDINANCE NO. ~-~r;,? AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE FEE TO BE PAID TO AN ATTORNEY APPOINTED TO REPRESENT AN INDIGENT DEFENDANT WITHIN THE MUNICIPAL COURT AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NUMBER 265. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF BEL AIRE, KANSAS Section 1. Court Appointed Attorney Fee The fee to be paid to an attorney, properly appointed by the Judge of the Municipal Court of Bel Aire, Kansas to represent an indigent defendant charged with a crime punishable with a jail sentence in the Municipal Court of the City of Bel Aire, Kansas shall be set by the court in accordance with a fee policy established and amended from time to time by the Municipal Court Judge. Section 2. Payment Of Fee The City Clerk is authorized to accept a statement, approved by the Judge of the Municipal Court, from an attorney for services rendered to an indigent defendant and present it to the Governing Body in a proper Appropriation Ordinance for payment. Section 3. Repeal Of Ordinance 265 Ordinance 265 is hereby repealed. Section 4. Effective Date This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the official City publication. 2002. 2002.