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Council authorizes city manager to execute indigent defense contracts for 2025–27
Summary
Council approved a resolution allowing the city manager to execute three‑year contracts for indigent defense services covering 2025–2027; staff recommended contracting with four providers based on proposals and projected caseloads with a 3% annual per‑case increase.
The council approved resolution 2024‑106 authorizing the city manager to execute indigent public defense contracts for 2025–2027.
Staff said the city must provide public defense for misdemeanors charged within the city and that the previous contracts expired; the city issued a request for proposals and received four submissions. The recommended contracts allocate services by projected caseloads and include a 3% per‑case increase each year in the term. Staff recommended the action to maintain compliance with the city’s indigent defense standards and to ensure continuity of defense services.
Council approved the resolution unanimously.
