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Council approves interim plan to replace Mountain Law for indigent defense and open RFP process
Summary
Mount Vernon approved termination by mutual agreement of the 2023 indigent-defense contract with Mountain Law and authorized an interim agreement to preserve services while the city issues an RFP/RFQ for replacement counsel.
Mount Vernon City Council voted Jan. 22 to approve an interim agreement terminating its 2023 indigent-defense contract with Mountain Law and to initiate an RFP/RFQ process to identify a replacement provider.
Nut graf: City staff told the council Mountain Law notified the cities of Burlington and Mount Vernon last fall that it could not continue to meet service expectations under the current contract. The interim agreement is intended to preserve ongoing public-defense services during a…
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