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001-18 - WA State Office of Public Defense - ContractContract No.001-18 Bra inearson, CMC, City Cl Grant Agreement GRT18504 Face Sheet FACE SHEET WASHINGTON STATE OFFICE OF PUBTIC DEFENSE Grant Agreement No. GRT18504 City of Port Orchard 216 Prospect 5t. Port Orchard, WA 98355 1. Grantee 2. Grantee Representative Deborah M. Hunt Court Administrator 216 Prospect Street Port Orchard, WA 98366 3. Office of Public Defense (OPDI 711 Capitol Way South, Suite 105 PO Box 40957 Olympia, WA 98504-0957 Joanne l. Moore Director Office of Public Defense 711 Capitol Way South, Suite 106 PO Box 40957 Olympia, WA 98504-0957 4. OPD Representative 5. Grant Amount Sz8,ooo 5. Grant Period January I,2Ot8 through December 3L,2019 7. Grant Purpose The Chapter 10.101 RCW city grants are competitive grants for the purpose of improving the quality of public defense services in Washington municipalities. (See Chapter 10.101 RCW.) The Office of Public Defense (OPD) and Grantee, as defined above, acknowledge and accept the terms of this Grant Agreement and attachments and have executed this Grant Agreement on the date below to start January L,2OL8 and end December 3L,20L9. The rights and obligations of both parties to this Grant are governed by this Grant Agreement and the following other documents incorporated by reference: Special Terms and Conditions of the City Grant Agreement, General Terms and Conditions of City Grant Agreement, and Exhibits A, B, and C. ..rltltl I I trrrr,. - FOR THE GRANTEE Name, Title tb \/ Date ,/-= Y1zr-r-t ne L Moore, Director FOR Page 1 of 15 SPECIAT TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE CITY GRANT AGREEMENT L GRANT MANAGEMENT The Representative for each ofthe parties shall be responsible for and shall be the contact person for all communications regarding the performance of this Grant. a. The Representative for OPD and their contact information are identified on the Face Sheet of this Grant. b. The Representative for the Grantee and their contact information are identified on the Face Sheet of this Grant. 2. GRANT AWARD AMOUNT The Grantee is awarded twenty-eight thousand and 00/100 Dollars (528,000) to be used for the purpose(s) described in the USE OF GRANT FUNDS below. One-half of the award amount shall be disbursed to Grantee in January, 2018 for use during calendar year 2018. The remaining one.half shall be disbursed to Grantee in January, 20L9 for use during calendar year 2019. 3. Defense Fundinel a. Grant funds cannot be used to supplant local funds that were being spent on public defense prior to the initial disbursement of state grant funds. b. Grant funds cannot be spent on purely administrative functions or billing costs. c. Grant funds cannot be used for cost allocation. d. Grants funds cannot be used for indigency screening costs. e. Grant funds cannot be used for city or court technology systems or administrative equipment. f. Grant funds cannot be used for city attorney time, including advice on public defense contracting. 4. USEOFGRANTFUNDS a. Grantee agrees to use the grant funds for the following: i. Adding attorneys to reduce public defense caseloads ii. lncreasing public defense attorney compensation b. Grantee agrees to obtain OPD's written permission before funds are used for any purpose other than those listed in Section 4a above. Grantee agrees to use the first disbursement of funds in calendar year 2018, and the second disbursement of funds in calendar year 2019. lf Grantee is unable to use the funds in the year for which the funds are disbursed, the Grantee agrees to notify OPD to determine what action needs to be taken. d. Grantee agrees to deposit the grant check within fourteen days of receipt. 5. OVERSIGHT Grantee agrees to submit written reports to OPD. The first report shall be submitted to OPD no later than June 30, 2018 using the template found in Exhibit A. The second report shall be submitted to OPD no later than December 15, 2018 using the template found in Exhibit B. The third report shall be submitted to OPD no later than June 30,2OL9 using the template found in Grant Agreement GRT18504 Special Terms and Conditions Page 2 of 15 Exhibit C. Where indicated, reports must be submitted along with the Grantee City's public defense attorneys' contracts, certifications of compliance, and other required documentation. b. Over the duration of the grant term, OPD will conduct site visits for purposes of addressing improvements to public defense and ensuring the use of grant funds for their specified purposes. At OPD's request, Grantee will assist in scheduling such site visits and inviting appropriate attendees such as, but not limited to: public defense attorneys, judicial officers, and city representatives. 6. ORDER OF PRECEDENCE ln the event of an inconsistency in this Grant, the inconsistency shall be resolved by giving precedence in the following order: . Applicable federal and state of Washington statutes, regulations, and court rules o SpecialTerms and Conditions Of the City Grant o General Terms and Conditions of the City Grant Grant Agreement GRT18504 Special Terms and Conditions Page 3 of 15 GENERAT TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE CITY GRANT AGREEMENT 1.. ALL WRITINGS CONTAINED HEREIN This Grant contains all the terms and conditions agreed upon by the parties. No other understandings, oral or otherwise, regarding the subject matter of this Grant shall be deemed to exist or to bind any of the parties hereto. 2. AMENDMENTS This Grant may be amended by mutual agreement of the parties. Such amendment shall not be binding unless it is in writing and signed by personnel authorized to bind each of the parties. 3. "ADA" 29 CFR Part 35. The Grantee must comply with the ADA, which provides comprehensive civil rights protection to individuals with disabilities in the areas of employment, public accommodations, state and local government services, and telecomm unications. 4. ASSIGNMENT Neither this Grant, nor any claim arising under this Grant, shall be transferred or assigned by the Grantee without prior written consent of OPD. 5. ATTORNEY'S FEES Unless expressly permitted under another provision of the Grant, in the event of litigation or other action brought to enforce Grant terms, each party agrees to bear its own attorneys fees and costs. 5. CONFORMANCE lf any provision of this Grant violates any statute or rule of law of the state of Washington, it is considered modified to conform to that statute or rule of law. 7. ETHICS/CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ln performing under this Grant, the Grantee shall assure compliance with the Ethics in Public Service, Chapter 42.52 RCW and any other applicable court rule or state or federal law related to ethics or conflicts of interest. 8. GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE This Grant shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the state of Washington, and the venue of any action brought hereunder shall be in the Superior Court for Thurston County. 9. INDEMNIFICATION To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Grantee shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the state of Washington, OPD, all other agencies of the state and all officers, agents and employees of the state, from and against all claims or damages for injuries to persons or property or death arising out of or incident to the performance or failure to perform the Grant. 10. IAWS The Grantee shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, codes, regulations, court rules, policies of local and state and federal governments, as now or hereafter amended. Grant Agreement GRT18504 General Terms and Conditions Page 4 of 15 11. NONCOMPLIANCE WITH NONDISCRIMINATION IAWS During the performance of this Grant, the Grantee shall comply with all federal, state, and local nondiscrimination laws, regulations and policies. ln the event of the Grantee's non-compliance or refusal to comply with any nondiscrimination law, regulation or policy, this Grant may be rescinded, canceled or terminated in whole or in part. 12. RECAPTURE ln the event that the Grantee fails to perform this Grant in accordance with state laws, federal laws, and/or the provisions of the Grant, OPD reserves the right to recapture funds in an amount to compensate OPD for the noncompliance in addition to any other remedies available at law or in equity. 13. RECORDS MAINTENANCE The Grantee shall maintain all books, records, documents, data and other evidence relating to this Grant. Grantee shall retain such records for a period of six (6) years following the end of the grant period. lf any litigation, claim or audit is started before the expiration of the six (6) year period, the records shall be retained until all litigation, claims, or audit findings involving the records have been finally resolved. 14. RIGHT OF INSPECTION At no additional cost all records relating to the Grantee's performance under this Grant shall be subject at all reasonable times to inspection, review, and audit by OPD, the Office of the State Auditor, and state officials so authorized by law, in order to monitor and evaluate performance, compliance, and quality assurance under this Grant. The Grantee shall provide access to its facilities for this purpose. 15. SEVERABILIW lf any provision of this Grant or any provision of any document incorporated by reference shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this Grant that can be given effect without the invalid provision, if such remainder conforms to the requirements of law and the fundamental purpose of this Grant and to this end the provisions of this Grant are declared to be severable. 15. WATVER Waiver of any default or breach shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent default or breach. Any waiver shall not be construed to be a modification of the terms of this Grant unless stated to be such in writing. Grant Agreement GRT18504 General Terms and Conditions Page 5 of 15 Exhibit A Washington State Office of Public Defense Public Defense lmprovement Program City Grant Report #1 All City grant recipients are required to submit a completed copy of this report, along with corresponding documentotion, to the Washington Stote Office of Public Defense by June 30, 2078. City: Date Completed Contact Name: Title: Mailing Address City: Phone: EmailAddress: Zp Code: Section l: Public Defense Expenditures/Budget t.t ln 20t7, the city paid inftent defense expenses as fflows: Amount spent on attorney salaries and benefits, and contract attorney a mo u nts including conf I ict attorneys : b. Amount spent on investigators, experts, and other indigent defense costs: 2Ol7Tota]: Does the above amount include state grant funds? 1.2 For 2018, the city budgeted in@wt defense expenses as follows: Amount budgeted for attorney salaries and benefits, and contract attorney amounts including conflict attorneys: b. Amount budgeted for investigators, experts, and other indigent defense costs 2018Total: S Does the above amount include state grant funds? Grant Agreement GRT18504 Exhibit A - Grant Report #1 - Due June 30, 2018 s s s s s Page 6 of 15 Section ll: Case Assignments 2.1 ln2Ot7, attorneys providing indigent defense representation had the following caseloads: Fill in section 2.1(o) if the city hos a public defender agency or contracts with a county public defender agency or non-profit public defense firm. Fill in section 2.1(b)for list appointments or contracts with private dttorneys. a. Cities using public defender agencies. Number of cases assigned to public defender agency (not including conflict cou nsel): Number of probation violations and other miscellaneous post sentencing hearings assigned: Nu m ber of fu I l-time-equiva le nt pu blic defenders : Average per-attorney caseload, if available: Number of cases assigned to conflict counsel: b. Cities using list appointments or contracts with private attorneys. Number of cases assigned to public defense attorneys: Number of probation violations and other miscellaneous post sentencing hearings assigned: Number of attorneys with public defense contracts or on court's appointment list: Average per-attorney caseload, if available: Section lll: Grant Funds 3.1 Grant Amount AHrarded fo r: 2073i: 3.2 3.3 Amount of AnruralGrant Fundirg Spent to llate: Permissible Use(s) of 6rant Funds (See Section 4 of Grant A$eā‚¬ment specfu I Temr ord Corditionsl: Grant Agreement G RT18504 Exhibit A - Grant Report #1 - Due June 30, 2018 Page 7 of 15 3.4 3.5 Dwiptbnof lbwGrant furds HareBeen Llsedb Date: Phm for Lftilhing Remainirg Fun* by End ofCahndar Year 0f Appthabb): Descrtption of lmpact State Funds Have Ftad on Local Public Defense Services: 3.7 ls there any particuhr technical assistance that OPD can provide your city? Grant Agreement G RT18504 Exhibit A - Grant Report #1 - Due June 30, 201-8 3.6 Page 8 of 15 Section lV: Attachments and Tables 4.1 lf the city has public defense contracts, fill out the Table of Public Defense Contracts (Toble l), and provide a copy of each current contract in alphabetical order by attorney name. lf possible, please provide scanned copies of contracts, by CD or email attachment. Failure to provide current contracts could result in an incomplete report. 4.2 lf the court appoints public defense attorneys from a list, provide the name of each attorney and the compensation paid per case or per hour in the Table of List-Appointed Public Defense Attorneys (Table Il). 4.3 lf the City has adopted any new public defense policies, ordinances, or resolutions within the last year, please attach them to this report. 4.4 Provide copies of attorneys' 20tg quarterly Certificates of Compliance. Grant Agreement G RT18504 Exhibit A - Grant Repoft #1 - Due June 30, 2018 Page 9 of 15 Tabh h ftffi Defui- Cqilr*ts aod Srftcontracts Cmemtf in ffirl @tl Name of attorneyfirm (lf firm, please identify (1) the total number of attorney FTEs handling public defense cases, and (2) the name of each attorney handling public defense cases) Number of misdemeanor/ gross misdemeanor cases anticipated for the attorneyfirm in 2018 Method and rate of payment (per case/per hour, etc.) Conflict cases only? Yes/No Grant Agreement GRT18504 Exhibit A - Grant Report #1 - Due June 30, 2018 Page 10 of 15 T* lh tist-Amoffid Ptffis Deture macf Fffil Name of attorneyfirm (lf firm, please identify (1) the total number of attorney FTEs handling public defense cases, and (2) the name of each attorney handling public defense cases) Method and rate of payment (per case/per hour, etc.)Number of cases assigned Grant Agreement GRT18504 Exhibit A - Grant Report #1 - Due June 30, 2018 Page 11 of 15 Exhibit B Washington State Office of Public Defense Public Defense lmprovement Program City Grant Report #2 All city grant recipients ore required to submit a completed copy of this report to the Washington State Office of Public Defense by December 37, 2018. Foilure to timely submit this report could deloy disbursement of 2019 grant funds. Grant Agreement G RT18504 Exhibit B - Grant Report #2 - Due Dec. 31, 2018 CrtF Report DaE: Contact - Nanre: Email: Phone: Address: 2Ol8Award tunoutre Amount Spentto DaE: Permissible Usdsl of Grilt Fuds [See Section4of Grant Aereemem 5fgiol TentrondCotrffionsl Ilescriptbnof How Grant Fuds Hile Been Used in 2018: Page 12 of 15 G rant Agreement G RT18504 Exhibit B - Grant Report #2 - Due Dec. 31, 2018 Page 13 of 15 Exhibit C Washington State Office of Public Defense Public Defense lmprovement Program City Grant Report #3 All City grant recipients ore required to submit a completed copy of this report, along with all public defense ottorneys' 2019 quorterly Certificotes of Compliance to the Washington State Office of Public Defense by lune 30, 2079. Grant Agreement GRT18504 Exhibit C - Grant Report #3 - Due June 30, 2019 ctr Repolt D& Contact - l{ane: Email: Phone: Addres: 201!t Arrdd Amunt: AmountSpentb DaE: Permbsbh Use{sl of GrantRmds (See Settion 4 dcrant ngreemeril $c;da, Ternlgandfrraffirtonsl Description of How Grant Fmds llaue Besr Usedto lrete: Page 14 of 15 gsFmnaf hpast $sE#lHel# oetodMe DnfuseSenti-s tsfueany ftieubrffiffic tH(FDcaeenile Iffrcitf G rant Agreement G RT18504 Exhibit C - Grant Report #3 - Due June 30, 2019 Page 15 of 15