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North Olmsted to start its own mayor's court
Move slated for next year after city pulls out of Rocky River Municpal Court
by WKSU's KABIR BHATIA


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North Olmsted has voted to start its own mayor's court next year, pulling out of Rocky River’s Municipal Court and taking about half a million dollars with it. WKSU’s Kabir Bhatia has more on the split decision.
North Olmsted to start its own mayor's court

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Traffic and misdemeanors will likely be handled in-house under a plan approved by North Olmsted City Council this week. 

It will be only the second mayor’s court established in Ohio in the last 30 years. Cuyahoga Falls made a similar move in 2009 after its Municipal Court moved to Stow, and Mayor Don Robart says it was a good idea.

“Financially, it’s been a tremendous windfall for not only the city but also our constituents who pay far less in fines – about half, quite frankly. Through it all we have gone from losing $250,000 a year to, last year, we grossed about $750,000.”

But North Olmsted Councilman Mark Mahoney voted against establishing the new court, saying it will give up the safety net that Rocky River’s probation department provides through the municipal court. Rocky River expects layoffs in the clerk of courts’ office after the split.

Ohio has 318 mayor’s courts despite repeated attempts to limit or eliminate them.
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