The Knox City Council continued their discussions on an ordinance abolishing Knox City Court during their meeting last week.
In a previous meeting, Knox Mayor Dennis Estok said the council had been talking about abolishment of the City Court for two years. He added this year the county was made aware of the council’s intention.
Previous council conversations on the topic indicated that City Court is not financially self-sustaining.
During their meeting last week, Mayor Estok mentioned were able to get with the Starke County Council to talk things over. He added they met on Friday, November 18 with the city and county councils as well as City Court and Circuit Court.
It was announced the county has decided to take on the costs of the City Court. Knox City Attorney Autumn Ferch stated the county will be reimbursing the city for the City Court expenses moving forward.
The council unanimously approved a motion to table abolishment giving the county and city attorneys time to construct the plan moving forward. It was announced finalization will be done by next month’s city council meeting.
