(A) The funds collected by the Auditor of Howard County in the fund known as the Howard County Public Defender Supplemental Fund shall be used to supplement the existing budget of the Howard County Public Defender for the year 2016 for purposes and expenses to provide better quality services available to those persons who have been appointed legal counsel in Howard County. These expenditures may be for items designated at the discretion of the Howard County Public Defender including, but not limited to, equipment, special court reporter expenses, travel expenses, witness fees, expert witness fees, expert witness analysis, investigation, seminar expenses, continuing legal education, both in Indiana and outside of Indiana, subscriptions, office expenses, computers, copiers, fax machines, I-Pads, cell phones, and for any purposes deemed appropriate by the Howard County Public Defender consistent with I.C. 33-0-11.5.
(B) The expenditures from the Fund shall be made by the Howard County Auditor and Treasurer of Howard County upon submission to the Auditor of a claim form indicating the service, equipment, supply, or other item of expenditure, which will be paid by the Treasurer of Howard County upon receipt of the claim without the need for ordinary advertising as other claims submitted for payment from the General Fund.
(Ord. 2011-HCCO-5, passed 2-22-11; Am. Ord. 16-HCCO-05, passed --)