RFP-RO-19-002 - Indigent Defense – Managed Assigned Counsel Coordinator - 2019

The City of Royal Oak is accepting proposals for the role of the Indigent Defense – Managed Assigned Counsel Coordinator. The person in this role will be responsible for all administrative tasks associated with implementation of the City of Royal Oak’s Compliance Plan; including the recruitment, scheduling and assignment of attorneys to provide defense services to indigent clients.
 
In 2013, the State of Michigan adopted the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission Act (PA 93 of 2013). Among other things, the act established a commission (MIDC) to develop and adopt standards for the provision of defense services to indigent defendants. The funding units of the various district and circuit courts are charged with planning for and implementing the new standards. The City of Royal Oak is the funding unit for the 44th District Court.
 
In May 2017 the MIDC approved the first four standards related to the provision of indigent defense, Local funding units were provided six months to develop a plan for implementation of these standards (the City of Royal Oak’s Compliance Plan can be found as Appendix A). The first four standards approved by the MIDC were:
 

• Education and Training of Defense Counsel
• Initial Interview
• Use of Investigation and Experts
• Counsel at First Appearance and Other Critical Stages