HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 0563 - Interlocal Agreement - King County Public Defender ServicesATTEST:
WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO 563
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXTEND THE
DEFENSE SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH KING COUNTY,
WASHINGTON.
WHEREAS, the City of Tukwila maintains and operates a
Municipal Court; and
WHEREAS, certain defendants appearing in said Court are
indigent and cannot afford legal representation; and
WHEREAS, said indigent defendants may be entitled to have
legal counsel appointed by the Court to represent them at no expense
to the defendants,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Tukwila,
Washington, does resolve as follows:
The Mayor is authorized to extend the Defense
Service Agreement with King County, Washington, signed
March 2, 1976, under Resolution No. 516. The term of
this extension shall be from January 1, 1977, through
December 31, 1977.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON,
at a regular meeting thereof this 3rd day of January 1977.
Edgar D. Bauch Mayor
Maxine Anderson City Clerk
Ms. Kathy Johnston
Court Administrator
City of Tukwila
Tukwila, Washington 98188
Dear Ms. Johnston:
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King County
State of Washington
John D. Spellman, County Executive
Office of Public Defense
P. Bruce Wilson, Director
1914 Smith Tower
Seattle, Washington 98104
344 -3462
DECEMBER 23, 1976
Re: 1977 Indigent Defense
Service Agreement
Enclosed is a proposed extension agreement for defense
service in your city's cases for 1977.
If you wish to continue providing indigent defense ser-
vice in criminal matters through our 6ffice, please have the
appropriate city official sign the enclosed agreement and
return to this office. I will present the agreement to Mr.
Spellman for signature and return a signed copy to you.
In the event you are unable to obtain signature prior
to January 1, 1977, and wish to continue with the contract,
please give this office a call so arrangements can be made to
provide attorneys for defendants without a lapse in service.
Please note that the contractual cost for defense service
to your city will be the same in 1977 as in the current year.
If you have any questions, please call.
Sincerely,
P. Bruce Wilson
Director
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EXTENSION OF AGREEMENT
The undersigned hereby agrees that the attached Defense
Service Agreement between the parties hereto shall be extended
and remain in full force and effect for the period January 1,
1977, through December 31, 1977.
Dated this day of
Approved as to form: KING COUNTY
by
P. Bruce Wilson, Director John D. Spellman,
King County Office of Public Defense County Executive
CITY OF
by
Di,. -ENSE SERVICE AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this day of/&24-4/t
by .rn•1 between KING COUNTY, a municipal corporation of the State
of w; •,e.i.ngton, hereinafter referred to as "County," and the
a municipal corporation
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ington, hereina eferred to as "City
WUTNESSI:TIr:
,1frJ;R[EAS, the Cor'tty, through the Office of Public Defense, has
en or•ov i d.i n(! defenr; service's to indigents charged with State
1, nrr._cn'rr offenses in the County District Four. ts, and
WI[ER[.AS, the Cot Lty Office of Public Dr' ense has an established
list._ rf attorneys whc participate in the defense of indigents in Kin
r'ocn,t y, and also contracts with non profit legal corporations for
said defense, and
WHEREAS, the County Office of Public Defense has an established
method of determining indigenty and assigning qualified cases to
attorneys inhere constitutionally required, and
WLIGI`EA, the City has a need for obtaining appointed counsel
for qualified indigents charged with violations of certain City
criminal Ordinances,
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements
cont- fined herein,
IT IS AGREED:
1. The County Office of Public Defense will interview defend-
ants charged with violating criminal Ordinances of the City who have
requ' sled counsel, obtain and pay for legal -ounsel for those quali-
fied indigents.
2, The City agrees to reimburse the Ccunty the sum of One Hun-
dred Five and no /100th Dollars ($105.00) per case for each indigent
charged with violating a City Ordinance and assignee'. an attorney by
the r't'.fice of Public Defense, said sum to include interviewing and
indic:enoy determination by the Office of Public Defense.
3. On the last working day of each calendar quarter, the
Admit i.s•crator of the Office (1- Public Defen. will certify to the
City the number of cases assigned attorneys .luring t hat quarter, and
upon accepting said certification, the City :;hall pay the county an
arnou t equal to the number of cases so certified tines One hundred
Five and no /100th Dollars ($105.00), which shall cover all costs
for examination and defense including the fee for any defense
attorney so assigned.
4. The term of this agreement shall be from
through December 31, 1975.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this agree-
rent on the date first above. written.
KING COUNTY
BY/t�� �it.� w
JoI f± :Hellman, Kin Cl County
CITY 'OF t )kuLi% e./
ppr� as to form: BY :te_te
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P,_). uce Wilson, Director
King County Offi j.ce of Public Defense
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