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City staff cite higher costs, legislation as drivers of large 2025 increase in Feldman & Lee public-defense contract
2114144 · January 14, 2025
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Summary
Staff told council the city’s contract with Feldman and Lee for misdemeanor public defense will rise sharply for 2025 because of higher labor costs, recent legislation, and lack of prior CPI indexing; the firm requested a one-year contract.
Paul, a city staff member, told the council that Feldman and Lee — the city’s public defense provider since 2007 — has proposed a contract for 2025 that reflects a substantial cost increase. Paul attributed the rise to three factors: higher labor costs for attorneys, recent legislation affecting public defense, and the…
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