RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to execute a contract amendment with the Contra Costa County Bar Association to increase the payment limit by $465,000, from $3,650,000 to a new payment limit of $4,115,000 for the continued provision of criminal conflict defense services with no change to the term July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$465,000, 100% County General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
Since 1983, the County has contracted with the Contra Costa County Bar Association for the provision of conflict defense services. The original contract was in response to the escalating cost of conflict defense services under the old system of court-appointed counsel. Subsequently, in FY 1991/92, the Public Defender created an Alternate Defender’s Office to handle conflict cases. The cases referred to the Bar Association generally represent multiple co-defendant cases in which the Alternate Defender’s Office can represent only one co-defendant.
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