Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Reyna Farrales, Deputy County Manager
John L. Maltbie, County Manager
Subject: Agreement for Indigent Legal Representation Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with the San Mateo County Bar Association (SMCBA) for indigent legal defense and other services provided by the Private Defender Program (PDP) for the period of June 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019, in an amount not to exceed $4,718,205 for services provided during July 1, 2017 through September 30, 2017 and, for services provided after September 30, 2017, use of unspent funds from advance payments made under the previous agreement, until the County Controller has completed a follow-up audit and signed off on all financial reporting obligations as specified in the agreement, and an amendment to the agreement has been authorized by the Board with compensation terms for services provided through June 30, 2019.
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BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
Since 1968, the County's mandated indigent legal representation services has been provided by the Private Defender Program (PDP) through a contract with the San Mateo County Bar Association (SMCBA). The current two-year agreement with the SMCBA expires on June 30, 2017. The contract amount for Fiscal Year 2016-17 is $18,872,822. This does not include the contract amendment for $5 million for the Sunny Day cases. To date $3.5 million has been paid to the PDP for these cases, and with the disposition of the cases nearly complete, the PDP has recently notified the County that the remaining $1.5 million will not be needed, as funds are available in the existing two-year agreement.
On September 20, 2016 your Board approved recommendations from the County Manager and County Controller after reviews were conducted of the PDP. These recommendations included improvements to financial and management practices, includ...
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