HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 17, Page 1041, No Resolution NumberA RESOLUTION PERTAINING TO BAIL BONDING PRACTICES IN THE
CITY OF PADUCAH
WHEREAS, the Paducah -McCracken Development Council, the
Greater Paducah Chamber of Commerce and the McCracken County Bar
Association have heretofore adopted resolutions requesting various
governmental authorities to investigate bail bonding practices in
Paducah, McCracken County and the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and
WHEREAS, it is and has been the desire of the Board of
Commissioners of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, to do all in its
power to eliminate abuses in bail bonding procedures.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That the Mayor be authorized and directed to
establish a committee singularly or jointly with the Judge of
McCracken County, to investigate thoroughly the bail bonding
practices in the City of Paducah and in the Paducah Police Court
and the Paducah Police Department, and members for the committee
should be appointed as representatives from the Paducah -McCracken
Development Council, the Greater Paducah Chamber of Commerce, the
McCracken County Bar Association, the Paducah Police Department,
the Paducah Police Court, and at least two interested citizens at
large from the community, and in the event the County Judge jointly
appoints a committee, there should be additional representation
from the County Court and the Sheriff's Department
SECTION 2. The said committee shall have the cooperation of
all city employees and department heads, and shall have free access
to all public records of the Paducah Police Department and the Paducah
Police Court. The said committee shall be requested to report all
of its findings of fact and to make recommendations to the Board of
Commissioners for improvement in practices in the City of Paducah
relating to procedures involving arrests, detention and release
with or without bail.
SECTION 3. That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to
the Chairman of the Paducah -McCracken Development Council, the
President of the Greater Paducah Chamber of Commerce, the President
of McCracken County Bar Association, the McCracken County Judge,
the Commissioner of Insurance for the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the
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Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals of the Commonwealth of Kentucky,
and the Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
SECTION 4. This resolution shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption.
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Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners May 23, 1972
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, May 23, 1972.