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East Wenatchee approves two public defender contracts

East Wenatchee City Council · January 20, 2026
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Summary

The council authorized contracts for public defender services with the Law Office of Andrew Melton and Kottkamp, Yedinak & Esworthy PLLC (Resolution 2026-08) and with Lytle Law PLLC (Resolution 2026-09); both resolutions were approved by motion.

Mayor Jerrilea Crawford presented two resolutions authorizing contracts for public defender services.

Resolution 2026-08 would authorize an agreement with the Law Office of Andrew Melton and Kottkamp, Yedinak & Esworthy PLLC; Resolution 2026-09 would authorize an agreement with Lytle Law PLLC. After council discussion, Councilmember Castellente moved to approve Resolution 2026-08 and Councilmember Stimmel seconded; the motion passed. Councilmember Harrison then moved to approve Resolution 2026-09, Councilmember Arnold seconded, and the motion passed unanimously.

The minutes record approval of both contracts but do not include contract terms, dollar amounts, or durations in the meeting text; those details are referenced as presented in Exhibit A for each resolution.

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