(A) Use of county jail. Each person who is convicted of an offense for violating a provision of the Wellston Codified Ordinances other than a minor misdemeanor, and who is required to be confined in jail, shall be confined at the Jackson County Jail at the city's expense. The expenses of confinement shall be established by contract between the city and the Board of County Commissioners of Jackson County. The amounts paid by the city for jail expenses shall be based upon the actual costs of confinement.
(B) Reimbursement required. As permitted by R.C. § 753.02(B), every person who is convicted of an offense for violating a provision of the Wellston Codified Ordinances other than a minor misdemeanor, and who is confined in the Jackson County Jail, shall reimburse the city for its expenses incurred by reason of his or her confinement, including, but not limited to, the expenses relating to the provision of food, clothing and shelter. The amount of reimbursement shall be determined by a court at a hearing held pursuant to R.C. § 2929.15.
(C) Collection of reimbursement. The attorney for the city is authorized to institute appropriate civil actions in the name of the municipal corporation, in the court of Common Pleas of Jackson County, to recover from convicts the reimbursement for the expenses of confinement in the County Jail, as determined by a court pursuant to R.C. § 2929.15. More than one defendant may be joined in one suit for collection.
(2003 Code, § 130.21) (Ord. 2655, passed 6-20-1985)