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Council to consider renewed contract for indigent defense; annual flat fee proposed to rise to $20,000
Summary
City staff previewed a contract to provide indigent defense through a public defender office; staff said the city has paid a flat annual fee ($14,700) and the new contract would increase that to $20,000; council will review the contract at next week's meeting.
Assistant City Administrator JD McCauley and staff member Kelly briefed council on a proposed contract to provide attorneys for indigent defendants. Kelly said the city has operated under a flat annual arrangement for about three years and paid approximately $14,700 per year; the firm or office has offered a per‑case rate option (around $400 per case), but the current contract before the council would raise the flat annual fee to $20,000.
Council members asked whether the contract covered all cases or a capped number; staff said the flat fee arrangement covers the scope discussed and estimated case volumes in the recent range. McCauley said the contract materials were being provided for review and that the contract would be on the agenda for next week's council meeting for formal consideration.
