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CITY OF BREMERTON
CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT: Office of Public Defense Grant Study Session Date March 13, 2013
Acceptance — 2013 COUNCIL MEETING Date March 20, 2013
Department Municipal Court
Presenter Dawn Nelson
Phone 473 -5242
SUMMARY. The Bremerton Municipal Court applied to the Office of Public Defense for a grant and
was awarded a grant in the amount of $15,000 00
The funds are intended to be used for improving the quality of public defense services, including
continuing to adjust pay compensation for contracted attorneys, adding attorneys to reduce public
defense caseloads, and complying with the new Supreme Court Public Defense Standards
ATTACHMENTS: Letter of Acknowledgment and Face Sheet
FISCAL IMPACTS (Include Budgeted Amount) The OPD funding is a revenue source for $15,000
to be used directly for public defense in the City of Bremerton Municipal Court The funds will be fully
expended as part of the 2013 Public Defense Contract There are no matching funds needed
STUDY SESSION AGENDA ® No Discussion ❑ Full Presentation
STUDY SESSION ACTION: ® Consent Agenda ❑ General Business ❑ Public Hearing
RECOMMENDED MOTION.
Move to accept the grant from the Office of Public Defense in the amount of $15,000
COUNCIL ACTION: JApprove ❑ Deny ❑ Table ❑ Continue ❑ No Action
Form Updated 11/02/12