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• <br /> 4 <br /> 1.2.1 the number of cases assigned during the period and the time spent on each <br /> case; <br /> 1.2.2 the disposition of cases assigned indicating the number of cases dismissed, the <br /> number of cases in which charges were reduced, the number of cases tried, and the number of cases disposed <br /> of by plea; <br /> 1.2.3 the number of cases in which a motion was brought with the Court.as well as <br /> cases in which a motion was filed with the prosecutor and a reduced sentence or dismissal was negotiated; <br /> 1.2.4 the number of cases in which an investigator was utilized; <br /> 1.2.5 the number of cases which were set for trial including cases in which the <br /> defendant failed to appear; <br /> 1.2.6 the number and type of criminal cases handled outside of this Agreement <br /> (including cases assigned by another public entity); and <br /> 1.2.7 the percentage of the Public Defender's practice spent on civil or other non <br /> criminal matters. <br /> 1.3 The Public Defender further warrants that his/her proposal, reflected in Section 2, <br /> Compensation, reflects all infrastructure, support, administrative services, routine investigation, and systems <br /> necessary to comply with the Decision and Standards except as provided in Section 2.4 below. <br /> 1.4 In addition to the detailed time reports referenced in Section 1.2 and its subsections, <br /> the Public Defender shall provide quarterly reports to the City regarding the training provided to each <br /> attorney/service provider and the time spent by the Public Defender supervising each attorney/service <br /> provider. Supervision shall be provided in accord with standards by a supervisor without a workload or with <br /> an appropriately reduced workload. <br /> 1.5 The Public Defender promises that he/she will promptly notify the City if any <br /> circumstance, including change in rule or law, renders it difficult or impossible to provide service in <br /> compliance with the Decision and/or the Standards. <br /> 2. Compensation. Effective January 1, 2015, the City shall pay to the Public Defender for <br /> services rendered under this Agreement the sum of Ninety-Eight Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-six Dollars <br /> and Sixty-seven cents ($98,666.67) per month or One Million One Hundred Eighty-four Thousand Dollars <br /> ($1,184,000.00) a year. If the City exercises its option to extend the Agreement for an additional two years <br /> (See Section 3),the monthly compensation shall be Ninety-seven Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-three and <br /> Thirty-three cents ($97,333.33) or One Million One Hundred Sixty-eight Thousand Dollars ($1,168,000)per <br /> year <br /> The compensation amount represents the salary and benefits necessary to provide eight (8) Public Defenders <br /> devoted to public defense for the City with supervision in accordance with WSBA Indigent Defense <br /> Standard 10 and as supplemented in Section 2.4 below with all infrastructure, support, and systems necessary <br /> to comply with the Standards and Decision including by way of illustration and not limitation, training, <br /> investigation, translation, and mental and physical evaluation services. As provided in Section 2.5 and its <br /> sub paragraphs below, the parties will periodically review staffing in light of changes in court rule and case <br /> load in order to adjust staffing based on experience. The parties believe that they have provided sufficient <br /> capacity to ensure that, in all respects and at all times, public defense service will comply with the Standards <br /> and Decision with an adequate reserve capacity for each attorney. By way of illustration and not limitation, <br /> 17 <br />