Drafter
Clerk 11/14/2008
Title
AN ORDINANCE related to changing the contract dates for public defense contracts; and amending Ordinance 383, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.60.040.
Body
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Ordinance 383, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 2.60.040 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
The county executive may enter into agreements with nonprofit corporations formed for the specific purpose of rendering legal services in behalf of indigents to provide legal services to persons eligible for representation through the public defense program. All such contracts entered into by the county executive shall be subject to approval by the county council. Beginning in July 2009, the annual contracts shall be for
services from July through the succeeding June. The executive shall submit the contracts and supporting information by March 1 of each year for council consideration.