AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Finance, on behalf of the Cleveland Municipal Court, to enter into one or more contracts with the Cuyahoga County Public Defender Commission for legal services necessary to defend indigent defendants charged with violation of ordinances of the City of Cleveland that may result in incarceration, for the Cleveland Municipal Court for a period of one year, with one option to renew for an additional consecutive year, exercisable by the Director of Finance.

Committee

City Council

Introduced

November 13, 2025

On agenda

November 24, 2025

Passed

November 24, 2025

Enacted

November 24, 2025

Where it was heard

Finance, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Nov 24, 2025 City Council Nov 24, 2025 approved City Council Nov 17, 2025 read and referred to administrative review

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