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Regular Agenda Item 3. D.

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	02/04/2020
Submitted For:	Mary Springer	Submitted By:	Mary Springer, Finance Director
Department:	Finance
Fiscal Year:	FY20-21	Budgeted?:	Yes
Contract Dates Begin & End:	070120 - 063021	Grant?:	No
Matching Requirement?:	No	Fund?:	New

Information

Request/Subject

Approve advertisement of Request for Qualifications for attorneys for indigent legal representation.

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. This year Superior Court plans to issue a limited number of contracts for attorneys based on a request for the qualifications selection process. The intent is to retain qualified contract attorneys and limit the number of contracts issued.

Evaluation

Superior Court Administration has reviewed the prior practice of issuing professional service contracts for attorneys and has identified a robust selection process to select contract attorneys based on a scoring matrix and issue a limited number of contracts for indigent defense attorneys.

Conclusion

It is the intent of this Request for Qualifications solicitation to retain qualified contract attorneys for indigent defense.

Recommendation

Staff recommends proceeding with advertising public solicitation for Request for Qualifications for indigent defense attorneys.

Suggested Motion

Information/Discussion/Action to authorize the advertisement of Request for Qualifications No. 010220-Indigent Defense Attorney Services as outlined in the solicitation. (Jonathan Bearup)

Attachments
Request to Advertise
RFQ No. 010220-Indigent Defense Attorney Services