(A) The County Public Defender Non-Reverting Fund (the Public Defender Fund) is hereby established as a non-reverting fund to be administered and maintained by the County Auditor.
(B) All funds received as reimbursements sought by the Public Defender from the state, and all funds disbursed by the state as reimbursements on account of the operation of the Public Defender, shall be deposited into the Public Defender Fund.
(C) The Public Defender shall be entitled to make expenditures from the Public Defender Fund for the following purposes:
(1) For operating expenses, including supplies, the payment of salaries to Deputy Public Defenders;
(2) For the payment of salaries and benefits to full-time or part-time staff; or
(3) For such other expenses pertaining to the operations of the Public Defender office, or for the provision of professional services, as the Public Defender may determine to be appropriate and necessary for the efficient operation of the Public Defender office in his or her sole discretion.
(D) No county warrants are authorized to be issued for expenditures from the Public Defender Fund for payment of any monies except upon approval of a claim by the Public Defender and in accordance with the terms of this section.
(E) The Public Defender Fund shall be perpetual unless and until terminated by subsequent ordinance enacted by this Board.
(F) The County Auditor is hereby directed to maintain and manage accurate accounting information regarding the receipts, expenditures and balances of the Public Defender Fund.
(Ord. 2-2010, passed 1-7-2010)