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Mount Vernon approves contract and startup loan to regional public-defense provider
5091096 · June 26, 2025
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Summary
Mount Vernon and neighboring cities authorized a contract with North County Public Defense (Whatcom County) for indigent defense services, including a no‑interest startup loan of $181,028.43 split among the three cities; Mount Vernon’s share is 54.4%.
Mount Vernon councilors authorized the mayor to sign an interlocal agreement with North County Public Defense (NCPD) of Whatcom County to provide indigent defense services to Mount Vernon, Burlington and Sedro‑Woolley (Sedgwick). The agreement runs July 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2027, with an option to extend.
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