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RESOLUTION NO. 9.831
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE
QUORUM COURT'S REQUEST ASKING THE
GOVERNOR AND STATE LEGISLATURE TO U 6 3
PURSUE LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE STATE
FUNDING OF THE STATE'S COURT SYSTEM.
WHEREAS, Pulaski County government currently pays more than
$10 million to fund the state's courts, the Prosecuting Attorney
and Public Defender's offices; and
WHEREAS, the cost of paying for the state's court system
totals more than 20 percent of Pulaski County's general fund
budget; and
WHEREAS, these costs have been passed on to Pulaski County
by the state legislature with little or no regard for the
county's ability to pay for them; and
WHEREAS, these unfunded mandates by the state to pay for
the state's court system have placed the county in an unstable
financial situation not of its own making; and
WHEREAS, the continued burden of carrying the weight of the
state's courts will leave Pulaski County unable in the future to
properly fund many of its most basic obligations to its
citizens, including the Pulaski County Regional Detention
Facility.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. The Board of Directors of the City of Little
Rock supports the Quorum Court's request asking that the
Governor and the State Legislature pursue legislation to provide
state funding of the state's court system.
ADOPTED: November 7, 1996
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