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Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Ind. Courts - Or lack thereof: Town Told To Stop Driver Program
WJOB's Ron Johnson is reporting:
The Munster Town Council yesterday learned it must stop the Munster Driver Education Program or elect a judge.Assistant Town Attorney Steven Kennedy said court rulings and the State Board of Accounts say Munster would have to establish a Town Court to continue the program.
The program allows people who receive traffic tickets to attend classes with the Munster Police Department for a fee ranging from 181 to 231 dollars.
Kennedy said the money would probably go toward supporting the judge and the court and not be a two-hundred-thousand dollar revenue generator for the town as it should be.
Munster Clerk-Treasurer David Shafer said the town will probably phase out the program by year's end. The Council, however, will evaluate the idea of Munster having it's own elective Judge and Court.
Town Manager Tom DeGuilio said in his memo to the Council he had, "serious reservations". The court, he said, would require additional expenses for a judge and staff.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 10, 2006 07:12 PM
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