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Board adopts resolution establishing payment method for court-appointed attorneys
Summary
Palo Alto County adopted Resolution No. 5-26-2026 to set a market-based hourly compensation rate and establish a payment method for court-appointed attorneys, including those appointed under Iowa Code 915.37.
County Attorney Anne Quail presented Resolution No. 5-26-2026 establishing an hourly compensation rate and a payment method for court-appointed attorneys, and the Board approved the resolution by unanimous vote.
The resolution states the county will adopt a reasonable compensation rate "based on the local market-based hourly rate for attorneys at the time of the appointment" and explicitly includes attorneys appointed under Iowa Code 915.37 (Guardian ad Litem for Prosecuting Child Witnesses) as county-funded appointments unless the court directs otherwise. The measure is recorded as Resolution No. 5-26-2026 and was adopted May 26, 2026; the minutes show Chair Linus Solberg signed the resolution and Carmen Moser attested as County Auditor.
Board members moved and seconded the action and recorded unanimous approval; the resolution notes detailed implementation through the Auditor’s Office and intends to ensure attorneys appointed under Iowa Code 915.37 are paid.
