HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 0922CITY OF MEDINA
ORDINANCE NO. 92
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MEDINA, ASINGTON;
ADOPTING PUBLIC DEFENSE STANDARDS;
PROVIDING FOR SF1/F ABILI ; AND
ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, 10.101.030 requires Washington cities to adopt public defense
standards, and
WHEREAS, pursuant to RCW 10.101.030, adopted pudic defense standards shall 1
include "compensation of counsel, duties and responsibilities of counsel, case load limits and
types of cases, responsibility for expert witness fees and other costs associated with
representation, administrative expenses, support services, reports of attorney activity and
vouchers, training, supervision, monitoring and evaluation of attorneys, substitution of attorneys
or assignment of contracts, limitations on private practice of contract attorneys, qualifications of
attorneys, disposition of client complaints, cause for termination of contract or removal of
attorney, and nondiscrimination"; and r
WHEREAS, on June 15, 2012, the Supreme Court of Washington adopted New
Standards for Indigent Defense, as recommended by the Washington Mate Bar Association; G
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Medina desires to formally adopt the new
Standards for Indigent Defense by gray of this Ordinance.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MEDINA, WASHINGTON,
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. Standards for Indl ent Defense Adopted. The "Standards for Indigent
Defense", attached hereto as Exhibit A and by this reference fully incorporated herein, is hereby
adopted in its entirety.
Section 2. Seyerability. ,Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of
this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, be declared unconstitutional or
otherwise invalid for any reason, or should any portion of this Ordinance be preempted by state i
or federal law or regulation, such decision or pre-emption shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance or its application to other persons or circumstances.
eotlon Effective Date. This Ordinance shall tame effect fire days after passage
and publication in the official newspaper of the City.
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