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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5-6039 Amend. 4 2024 AGEND BILL 06_05_2024 4HAGENDA BILL CITY OFBREMERTON 4HCITYCOUNCIL SUBJECT:Study SessionDate: May22, 2024 Amendment 4toPublic Defense Services COUNCIL MEETING Date: June5, 2024 Agreement withLaCross andMurphy, PLLC Department: Finance Presenter: Melinda Monroe Phone: (360) 473-5306 SUMMARY:In2023,theCityupdated thePublic Defense Services agreement with LaCross and Murphy, PLLCto account forchanges tocaseload standards issued bytheWAState Supreme Court,increasing theannualbasecontract amountand addingreimbursable amounts ofupto $8,000 annually andfunded throughthe OfficeofPublicDefense. ThePublicDefense provider wouldliketo hireanother full-timeattorney tomeet caseloads standards andhasrequested anincrease totheir agreement upto $450,000annually. ATTACHMENTS:Amendment 4; Amendment 3; Original agreement andAmendments1 and2 FISCAL IMPACTS(Include Budgeted Amount): Requested adjustment intheamount of $100,000 STUDY SESSION ACTION:Consent Agenda General Business PublicHearing RECOMMENDED MOTION: Move toapprovethe requested Budget Adjustmentin theamount of $100,000;andAmendment 4to theLaCross andMurphy, PLLC Public Defense Services Agreement;and authorize theMayor to finalize andexecutetheagreement withsubstantially thesameterms andconditions aspresented. COUNCIL ACTION: Approve Deny Table Continue NoAction FormUpdated 04/19/2024 DocuSign Envelope ID: 1CADC25E-D2FD-4F8B-95DA-448F9B3A2F24