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Amendment to prosecuting-services contract reflects CPI adjustment; covers Cascade Court misdemeanors
Summary
Staff described an amendment to the city’s contract with Zacher, Stock & Kreps (name varied in discussion) to reflect cost increases for misdemeanor prosecution in Cascade Court; the original contract includes CPI adjustments and has one year remaining.
Paul briefed council on an amendment to the city’s prosecuting-services contract with Zacher, Stock & Kreps. He said this item is similar to the defense contract discussion but represents a smaller budget impact because the existing contract already includes a CPI escalation clause.
Paul clarified the contract covers misdemeanor prosecution work handled in Cascade Court, not felony cases handled by the county prosecutor. He said the amendment will adjust rates for 2025 (and the contract runs through 2026 with the 2026 rate not changing). Staff provided a draft amendment and said the city is not replacing the firm at this time.
Councilmember Heather Logan asked confirmatory questions about which cases the contract covers and the effective year; Paul confirmed the amendment covers 2025 and that the contract remains in place through 2026 without a rate change in 2026.
The discussion was informational; no final approval was recorded at the meeting.
