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Saturday, June 14, 2008

Ind. Decisions - "Two counties must pay $75M owed to state"

Yesterday's Court of Appeals decision in the case of Marion County and St. Joseph County v. State of Indiana; Tim Berry; Richard Mourdock, et al (see ILB summary here), is the subject of a brief story today in the Indianapolis Star:

The Indiana Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a trial judge's ruling that Marion and St. Joseph counties must pay $75 million owed to the state for housing juvenile offenders.

Marion County sued over its share, more than $67 million, in 2005, but it agreed to pay the overdue money while the case worked its way through the courts. Only $18 million remains on the county's tab, said Chris Ruhl, director of the State Budget Agency.
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Chris Cotterill, the top attorney for the city and county, said no decision had been made on whether to continue with the appeal in hopes of a ruling that would give the money back to Marion County.

The Indiana General Assembly has since relieved counties of their responsibility for future payments, shifting the entire burden to the state.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on June 14, 2008 04:28 PM
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