HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - 28E Agreement for court services in City Hall RESOLUTION NO. 10-341
RESOLUTION APPROVING 28E AGREEMENT PROVIDING FOR
OPERATION OF COURT SERVICES IN CITY HALL
FOR THE CITY OF AMES
WHEREAS,the Ames City Hall includes space for the Story County Clerk of Court and for
the District Associate Court; and,
WHEREAS, residents of Ames benefit by being able to access the court system, file
documents, and attend hearings for small claims actions, municipal infractions, mental health and
substance abuse proceedings, and simple misdemeanor criminal offenses; and,
WHEREAS, the Iowa Code has provided since 2003 that a non-county seat city requesting
court services shall pay costs for holding court that, otherwise, would not have been paid by the
Judicial Branch; and,
WHEREAS, with the beginning of a new fiscal year, the Second Judicial District has
requested that the City of Ames and Story County enter into a more formal Chapter 28E agreement
for funding of continued court operations in the Ames City Hall; and,
WHEREAS,under the terms of the agreement,the County and the City would each assume
a portion of the costs of operation of the court that would not be incurred by the Judicial Branch if
those same services were provided in the Story County Courthouse in Nevada.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the 28E Agreement with the Judicial Branch and Story County for continuing operation of court
services in the Ames City Hall is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 13th day of July, 2010.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, Mayor
Introduced by: Larson
Seconded by: Davis
Voting aye: Davis, Larson, Orazem, Wacha
Voting nay: None Absent: Goodman, Mahayni
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 13t1i day of July, 2010.