HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOW 2004-10-25 Item 4A - Contract Amendment - 2005-2008 Public Defender Services with Kirshenbaum and Goss for $9,000 Per Month COUNCIL AGENDA SYNOPSIS
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CAS NUMBER: 04-143 I ORIGINAL AGENDA DATE: 10/25/04
AGENDA ITEM TITLE Public defender contract renewal and payment increase
CATEGORY Discttssion Motion Reclusion Otdinarxe Mil Alaird Public Hearing ®Q$er
MtgDate MtgDate MtgDate MtgDate MtgDate MtgDate MtgDate 10/25/04
SPONSOR Council Mayor Admsws DCD Finarxe Fire Legal P& R Polk? PW l
SPONSOR'S *COURT
SUMMARY Renew Kirshenbaum Goss /Public Defender Services contract for 3 years:
1 -1 -2005 to 12 -31 -2008
Increase monthly payment to $9,000.00 per mo ($500.00 per month increase)
REVIEWED BY COW Mtg. GA&P Cmte F&S Cmte Transportation Cmte
Utilities Cmte Arts Comm. Parks Comm. Planning Comm
DATE: 10/18/ 2004
RECOMMENDATIONS:
SPONSOR/ADMIN. Recommend 3 yr contract renewal and payment increase to $9000 mo
CDMMITIEE send to COW for consideration
COST IMPACT FUND SOURCE
EXPENDITURE REQUIRED AMOUNT BUDGETED APPROPRIATION REQUIRED
$108,000.00 $108,000.00 $108,000.00
Fund Source: GENERAL FUND
Comments:
MTG. DATE RECORD OF COUNCIL ACTION
10/25/04
MTG. DATE ATTACHMENTS
10/25/04 MEMORANDUM FROM JUDGE WALDEN DATED OCTOBER 10 -18 -04
INFORMATION MEMO
To: City Council
From: Judge Kimberly Waldenx' Darlene Heskett
Date: October 18, 2004
Subject: Renewal of Kirshenbaum & Goss Public Defender contract to expire December 31,
2008.
Increase in Public Defender fees to $9,000.00 per month
ISSUE
The Kirshenbaum Firm has made a request for a $500.00 per month increase in contract fees for Public
Defense services with thc Municipal Court. The amended contract would run for a period of 3 years,
commencing January 1, 2005 and ending December 31, 2008.
BACKGROUND
The request would bring payment for Public Defender payment to $9,000.00 per month or $108,000.00
per year. The average number of new Public Defender appointments per month is 68.3 or 820 per eases
year. Using these figures the Municipal Court will be paying the Kirshenbanm Firm approximately
$131.71 per case per month. The Kirshenbaum Firm supplies a 'tag-team' of at minimum two
attorney's every Wednesday to work the indigent pre-trial calendar with the City Prosecutor.
[ have contacted Ann Harper, Director of the King County Office of Public Defense and she has
provided me with the following standards currently maintained by her organ/zation.
Public Defense payment per case $ 357.00
Number of cases per year-per Attorney 450
$160,650.00
{Tukwila would be paying $292,740.00 under these terms)
The above figures are still lower than the standards set forth by the National Standards for Public
Defense Services, which are:
Public Defense payment per case $ 400.00
Number of cases per year-per Attorney 400
$160,000.00
(Tukwila would be paying $328,000.00 under these terms)
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the request for contract renewal and increase in payment to the Kirshenbaum Firm.