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Regular Agenda Item 3. C.

Regular BOS Meeting

Meeting Date:	07/07/2020
Submitted For:	Jonathan Bearup	Submitted By:	Jonathan Bearup, Court Administrator
Department:	Superior Court	Division:	Superior Court Administration

Information

Request/Subject

Indigent Defense Services for Gila County for FY 2021.

Background Information

In 2014, Court Administration, in the course of the reorganization, discovered that there were no actual contracts for those professional service vendors then providing indigent defense representation in Gila County. Working closely with County Finance, that situation was remedied. In 2019, Court Administration, having a fiduciary responsibility to the County and desiring to undertake a full procurement process, contacted County Finance to initiate a request for qualifications to legitimize the selection of vendors.

Evaluation

After careful analysis of case filing/processing statistics, the systems and compensation employed in other counties, and the opinions of Court leadership, a new model was adopted and approved by the Presiding Judge.

Court Administration provided information on scope, a request for qualifications was produced by Finance's Procurement office and a request to advertise was approved by this Board on February 4, 2020. A total of twenty-four attorneys responded were evaluated by Court staff, and the result is the recommendation before you today.

Conclusion

Court Administration, after undergoing the procurement process, has produced this recommendation for the defense bar that would, in the Court's opinion, serve the best interests of the County for the following contracts.

DeBrigida Law Offices (Ronald DeBrigida)
JCloud Law (Jeffrey Cloud)
Timothy Nelson
David Bell
Law Offices of Raymond Geiser
Law Offices of Anna Ortiz
Law Offices of Gregan & Associates (David Gregan)
Joseph Collins
Emily Danies

Recommendation

Court Administration recommends that the Board of Supervisors accept the recommendation and award contracts to the vendors identified therein.

Suggested Motion

Information/Discussion/Action to award indigent defense contracts to the following attorneys based upon the recommendation of Court Administration -Felony: Payson- Ronald DeBrigida, Joseph Collins, and Globe-Anna Ortiz, Timothy V. Nelson, Raymond Geiser, David Gregan, Jeffrey Cloud, and Emily Danies; Juvenile Delinquency: Raymond Geiser and David Bell; and Misdemeanor: Payson-Raymond Geiser and Globe-Joseph Collins. (Jon Bearup)

Attachments
Recommendation to Board
Professional Services Contract 061120
Professional Services Contract 060920
Professional Services Contract 061320
Professional Services Contract 061520
Professional Services Contract No. 060420
Professional Services Contract No. 060820
Professional Services Contract No. 061020
Professional Services Contract No. 060520
Professional Services Contract No. 061420-1