(A) There is hereby created the Indigent Counsel Commission, which shall consist of five members to be appointed by the County Judge and approved by the Quorum Court as follows:
(1) The County Judge;
(2) Two members of the Quorum Court; and
(3) Two members, in good standing, of the County Bar.
(B) The Indigent Counsel Commission, hereinafter referred to as Commission, shall be charged with undertaking a study and investigation into the most desirable system of providing indigent attorney services to those persons appointed by the courts of the county to receive indigent attorney services. Specifically, the Commission shall investigate and explore a public defender system and/or a system of contracting with private attorneys and shall determine and report to the Quorum Court the most desirable system and shall, in addition thereto, make its recommendation as to the system which the county should adopt for providing indigent attorney services.
(C) The Quorum Court shall enter indigent attorney services as a line item in the County Budget and shall so fund the Indigent Attorney Commission and the providing of legal services thereby from the budget for so long as it remains the responsibility of the county to provide the services.
(Ord. 92-6, passed 9-8-1992)