Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Council approves three conflict counsel contracts totaling $2.1 million to cover indigent-defense conflicts

3788715 · April 30, 2025
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

The Snohomish County Council approved three contracts (motions 25-199, 25-200, 25-202) to provide conflict indigent-defense services. Each contract has a not-to-exceed amount of $700,000 for an aggregate total of $2.1 million and runs from April 11, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2026, with options for extensions.

The Snohomish County Council on Wednesday approved three motions to contract with outside attorneys to provide indigent-defense services when the county’s primary contractor has a conflict.

Nicole Gourley, counsel staff, told the council the three contracts are substantially similar to 38 others…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans