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Anacortes reviews draft interlocal to join regional public defense procurement
Summary
Council reviewed a draft interlocal agreement that would let Anacortes join Burlington, Mount Vernon and Sedro‑Woolley in a joint procurement of indigent defense services; staff and council discussed cost allocation, auditor oversight and use of a request for qualifications.
City staff briefed Anacortes City Council on Feb. 24 on a draft interlocal intended to allow the city to join Burlington, Mount Vernon and Sedro‑Woolley in a joint procurement for indigent defense services.
Mimi Hsu (presenting) said the draft would let the four cities solicit qualifications from law firms to provide indigent defense under a single, coordinated process rather than each city separately contracting or maintaining an in‑house public defender. Hsu recounted local history: Anacortes established an…
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