Scope of Services, Standards and Warranties. In the event of conflict or other required case exclusion on the part of the City’s primary Public Defender, the Contractor will provide indigent defense services in misdemeanor cases in accordance with the current Washington State Supreme Court Standards for Indigent Defense (hereinafter "Standards"). 1.1 The Contractor shall certify compliance with the Supreme Court Rule governing case load quarterly with the CITY COURT on the form established for that purpose by court rule. A copy of each and every such certification shall be provided to the City contemporaneously with filing. The Contractor warrants that they shall conform to the case load limitations not only with respect to services under this Agreement but also with respect to their practice as a whole, including other contracts for public defense and/or private practice. Contractor will maintain contemporaneous records on a daily basis documenting all work performed on the assigned case and will provide a copy to the City or its designated representative for review, provided however that the entries shall be appropriately redacted to preserve the attorney client privilege. The records shall include notation of any motion made as well as the filing of a motion with the prosecutor resulting in negotiation of a reduced sentence or dismissal. Contractor shall document the use of an investigator as appropriate, the failure of the defendant to appear for trial or a court appearance. The Contractor warrants that he has sufficient capacity to take on the case and shall supply the following information on the request of the City or its designated representative: 1.1.1 The number and type of criminal cases handled outside of this contract (including cases assigned by another public entity); and 1.1.2 The percentage of the Contractor’s practice spent on civil or noncriminal matters, and the year-to-date number of cases outside of this agreement. The Contractor’s caseload limit shall be reduced by the time the Contractor spends representing private clients or defendants that have not been formally appointed pursuant to a finding of indigence pursuant to Office of Public Defender guidelines.
