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EXHIBIT B - COMPENSATION AND METHOD OF PAYMENT <br />1. Effective January 1, 2021 for all public defense services set forth in Exhibit A, Contractors ha I I be paid a <br />flat monthly fee of $29,100, which includes $2,000 per month for Video Court services, $200 per day for <br />Attorney of the Day services, and $1,500 per month Office of Public Defense (OPD) grant funds to <br />compensate for additional services provided as outlined in Exhibit Sections 12& 13. Should provision <br />of the additional services be modified in any way, compensation will be adjusted accordingly. OPD <br />grant funds have been awarded for 2021. A mid -contract review will be conducted to adjust grant <br />funding as needed. <br />2. Preauthorized Non -Routine Expenses. Non -routine case expenses requested by Attorney and <br />preauthorized by order of the Tukwila Municipal Court. Non -Routine expenses include, but are not <br />limited to: <br />a. Medical and psychiatric evaluations; <br />b. Expert witness fees and expenses; <br />c. Interpreters for languages not commonly spoken in the city or interpreters for services <br />other than attorney/client communication; <br />d. Investigation expenses; <br />e. Medical, school, birth, DMV, 911, emergency communication recordings and logs, and <br />other similar records when the cost of an individual item does not exceed $75; and <br />f. Any other non -routine expenses the Tukwila Municipal Court finds necessary and <br />proper for the investigation, preparation, and presentation of a case. <br />The Contractor shall invoice the City by the fifth day of the month for all cases assigned to him/her for <br />the previous month. The bill shall delineate the following: <br />• City compensation; <br />• Miscellaneous Charges: Copies of invoices and or receipts for miscellaneous charges shall <br />be attached to the bill; and <br />• A list of the cases assigned for the month including the defendant's full name, case <br />number, charges, date of assignment & date of first contact. <br />4. The Contractor and the City agree to conduct a mid -contract review to occur in approximately <br />October 2021 to evaluate caseloads and compensation, including but not limited to the 2022 Office of <br />Public Defense Grant Award. <br />Payment shall be made on or by the 20" day of each month. <br />34 Kirshenbaum & Goss 2021-2022 Page 8 of 10 <br />