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iv. Bench warrant issued based on defendant's <br /> failure appear for trial. <br /> 1.3 The Public Defender further warrants that its proposal, reflected in Section <br /> 2,Compensation,reflects all infrastructure, support,administrative services,routine investigation, <br /> and systems necessary to comply with the 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 <br /> subsections, the Public Defender shall provide quarterly reports to the City regarding the training <br /> provided to each attorney/service provider and the time spent by the Public Defender supervising <br /> each attorney/service provider, broken down into in-court and out-of-court supervision. <br /> Supervision shall be provided in accord with standards by a supervisor without a workload or <br /> with an appropriately reduced workload. In addition, the Public Defender shall establish a <br /> program for managing the performance of attorneys who provide the services called for In this <br /> Agreement. The performance monitoring program shall have the purpose of ensuring that each <br /> defendant receives effective assistance of counsel, and the terms and conditions of this <br /> Agreement are met. The monitoring program shall be developed and administered by the Public <br /> Defender, and shall: <br /> a. Be actively performed and managed by a partner-level attorney of <br /> the Public Defender; <br /> b. Be continual In nature. Monitoring shall occur no less than quarterly; <br /> provided, caseload monitoring shall occur no less than monthly; <br /> c. Monitor the caseload of the Public Defender and each attorney <br /> providing services pursuant to this Agreement; <br /> d. Monitor the performance of each employee who provides services <br /> pursuant to this Agreement; <br /> e. Hold employees accountable for deficient performance of the <br /> services called for in this Agreement; <br /> f. Have measures to correct the deficient performance of employees <br /> performing under this Agreement; and <br /> g. Contain measures to develop and Improve the performance of each <br /> employee providing services pursuant to this Agreement. <br /> h. The monitoring program shall, at a minimum, be designed to review <br /> the following of each attorney or Rule 9 Intern: <br /> (1) Knowledge of the law and expectations of criminal defense <br /> counsel <br /> (2) Preparation of cases <br /> (3) Responsiveness to clients <br /> (4) Effectiveness of In-court Interactions with clients <br /> (5) Effectiveness In the courtroom <br /> (6)Negotiation skills and strategy <br /> (7)Attorney or Rule 9 caseload <br /> 3 <br />