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Commission approves six-attorney indigent-defense panel contracts, each at proposed base pay
Summary
Riley County authorized six separate two-year contracts for attorneys to form the indigent-defense panel; county counselor said compensation sets base pay at $82,000 annually per contracting attorney and reduces reimbursable expense allowances compared with previous practice.
County counselor Brian Parker presented contracts for a six-attorney indigent-defense panel and described the negotiations that led to the current proposals. The board previously issued an RFP seeking independent contracting attorneys to restore a panel used by the court to appoint counsel for indigent defendants in cases where the state does not pay counsel costs.
Parker said several respondents required modification of…
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