HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-R-05A RESOLUTION NO. 2005-R-5~
OF THE JEFFERSONVILLE COMMON COUNCIL
Whereas, courts have been lawfully established and presently are operating in 76
Indiana cities and towns, and
Whereas, more than 396,000 cases were filed in Indiana's city and town courts in
2003, which represents nearly 25 per cent of all cases filed in ali Indiana courts; and
Whereas, as much as ten per cent of Indiana's total population had contact with a
city or town court in 2002, either as a defendant, witness or visitor, and
Whereas, the city and town courts now are a vital part of the Indiana legal system,
and
Whereas, the city and town court system has materially and substantially changed
during the past twenty years, and
Whereas, a number of non-fiscal issues affecting city and town courts exists which
merit careful examination, and
Whereas, the Indiana Association of City and Town Court Judges has adopted a
resolution calling upon the 2005 Indiana General Assembly to establish an interim study
committee on non-fiscal issues relating to city and town courts.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Common Council of
Jeffersonville supports the Indiana Association of City and Town Court Judges and requests
that the 2005 Indiana General Assembly establish an Interim Study Committee on City and
Town Courts, empowered to study, conduct hearings on, and make recommendations to the
2006 Indiana General Assembly on such matters concerning the city and town courts as may
be appropriate, except that fiscal issues should NOT be a part of this committee's review.
ADOPTED THIS 7th day ofFe~ ~e
Robert L. Waiz, Jr.
Presiding Officer
ATTEST:
Clerk-Treasurer
Presented by me as Clerk-Treasurer to the Mayor of the City of Jeffersonville,
Indiana ti'tis ~ day of February 2005.
Peggy Wf~erte~
Clerk-Treasurer
This Resolution approved and (~ed by ~/e/tt~ ~*day of February 2005.
Robert'LS. Waiz, Jr. Mayor
City o£ Je£fersonville