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CHAIRMAN SIEBERT HAD A PROCEDURAL QUESTION ABOUT RESCINDING <br />THE PREVIOUS MOTION WITH ONLY THREE BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT, AND IT <br />WAS AGREED TO HOLD THIS ACTION OVER UNTIL COMMISSIONER WODTKE RE- <br />TURNED FROM ASSISTING WITH THE ABSENTEE BALLOTS. <br />PROCEDURE Fo I R FILING LIENS AGAINST INDIGENTS FOR PuBLLc DEFENDER SERVICE <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS EXPLAINED THAT THE PROCEDURE OUTLINES <br />METHODS RECENTLY ADOPTED THAT ALLOW THE CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE TO FILE <br />A JUDGMENT AGAINST THE INDIGENT DEFENDANT FOR THE COSTS OF THE REPRE- <br />SENTATION PROVIDED BY THE PUBLIC DEFENDER, HE NOTED THAT THE JUDGE <br />BASICALLY IS TELLING US THAT HE WILL FOLLOW THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE <br />RULES AS LONG AS THE COUNTY HAS PROVIDED HIM WITH THE PERSONNEL AND <br />THE NECESSARY FORMS TO FILL OUT, ATTORNEY COLLINS CONTINUED THAT HE <br />TALKED TO CLERK FREDA WRIGHT, AND SHE HAS INDICATED THE CLERK'S <br />PERSONNEL CAN HANDLE THIS MATTER CONCURRENTLY WITH THE OTHER FUNCTIONS <br />THEY HAVE ON THE ARRAIGNMENT AND PLEA DAYS, THE ATTORNEY FELT THE <br />COUNTY NEEDS TO ADOPT A PROCEDURE FORMALLY, BASICALLY THE ONE OUT- <br />LINED BY JUDGE TROWBRIDGE, REQUESTING THE CLERK TO IMPLEMENT THE <br />PROGRAM AND HAVE THE NECESSARY FORMS AVAILABLE AS THE CASES APPEAR. <br />HE CONTINUED THAT THIS IS NOT GOING TO CREATE A GREAT BONANZA AS FAR <br />AS RETURNS TO THE COUNTY SINCE MOST OF THE INDIGENT CASES SEEM TO BE <br />TRANSIENTS WHO DON'T HAVE ANY LONG TERM HOPES OF ACQUIRING VAST ASSETS; <br />EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, HOWEVER, IT CAN OCCUR, AND THE COUNTY CAN <br />AFFORD THESE JUDGMENTS AS THEY ARE ENTERED. <br />COMMISSIONER LOY ASKED IF IT WILL BE THE CLERK'S RESPONSI— <br />BILITY TO KEEP UP WITH THESE CASES AS THEY ARE IN PROCESS. <br />ATTORNEY COLLINS STATED THAT WHEN A DEFENDANT HAS BEEN <br />FOUND GUILTY, HE COMES TO THE COURT FOR SENTENCING ON A CERTAIN DAY. <br />ON THAT DAY, THE CLERK'S OFFICE COULD HAVE A NUMBER OF THESE FORMS <br />FILLED OUT WITH THE PROPER NAME AND THE AMOUNT OF THE JUDGMENT LEFT <br />BLANK; WHEN THE SENTENCING IS COMPLETED, THIS CAN BE FILLED IN AND <br />SIGNED. ATTORNEY COLLINS COMMENTED THAT THERE MAY BE MORE PAPERWORK <br />THAN HE FORESEES, BUT HE DID NOT BELIEVE IT WILL BE TOO COMPLICATED <br />OR CUMBERSOME. <br />NOV 51980 83 <br />8cox 45 PAGE 901' <br />