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  Consent Agenda Item     5. A.    
Regular BOS Meeting
Meeting Date: 06/04/2019  
Submitted For: Cassie Ornelas Submitted By: Betty Hurst, Contracts Administrator
Department: Finance  
Fiscal Year: 2019-2020 Budgeted?: Yes
Contract Dates
Begin & End:
July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 Grant?: No
Matching
Requirement?:
No
Fund?: Renewal

Information
Request/Subject
Amendment No. 4 to Professional Services Contract No. 051117 - Law Offices of Daniel Thulin, LLC.
Background Information
Each year the Superior Court in Gila County retains various attorneys to provide professional legal services, such as representation for indigent citizens in the categories of felony and misdemeanor criminal actions, delinquency, dependency, and mental health cases, as well as mediation services.  These attorneys have, in prior years, executed a Letter of Understanding between themselves and the Superior Court.
 
On June 24, 2014, the Board of Supervisors approved the Professional Services Contracts for many of the attorneys of which the Superior Court in Gila County utilizes on an annual basis. 

On August 8, 2017, the Board of Supervisors approved Professional Services Contract No. 051117 with the Law Offices of Daniel Thulin, LLC.

On November 7, 2017, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Contract No. 051117 to increase the original contract amount by an additional $500 due to the attorney's appointment to probate cases on an as-needed basis, and to add additional language to the contract. 

On April 17, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment No. 2 to Professional Services Contract No. 051117 to increase the original contract amount by an additional $18,000.

On August 7, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment No. 3 to Professional Services Contract No. 051117 to extend the term of the contract for an additional year term from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019; and to decrease the contract amount by an additional $4,500.
Evaluation
Amendment No. 4 to Professional Services Contract No. 051117 extends the term of the contract for an additional year from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020; and decreases the contract amount by $2,000 for a total contract amount of $42,000; and to remove from the contract the language “ISRAEL BOYCOTT CERTIFICATION: Contractor hereby certifies that it is not currently engaged in and will not, for the duration of this agreement, engage in a boycott of Israel as required by A.R.S. § 35-393.01. Violation of this certification by Contractor may result in action by County up to and including termination of this agreement."
Conclusion
Court Administration wishes to execute Amendment No. 4 to  Professional Services Contract No. 051117 with the Law Offices of Daniel Thulin, LLC to extend the term of the contract for one additional year, from July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020; decrease the original contract amount by an additional $2,000  to $42,000; and remove some language from the contract.
Recommendation
The Deputy Court Administrator for the Superior Court in Gila County recommends approving Amendment No. 4 to extend the term of the contract for one additional year, from July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020; decrease the original contract amount by an additional $2,000  to $42,000; and remove some language from the contract.
Suggested Motion
Approval of Amendment No. 4 to Professional Services Contract No. 051117 with the Law Offices of Daniel Thulin, LLC to extend the term of the contract for one additional year, from July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020; decrease the original contract amount by an additional $2,000 to $42,000; and remove some language from the contract.

Attachments
Amendment No. 4 to Professional Services Contract No. 051117
Amendment No. 3 to Professional Services Contract No. 051117
Amendment No. 2 to Professonal Services Contract No. 051117
Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Contract No. 051117
Professional Services Contract No. 051117 Legal Services

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