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RESOLUTION NO.
67-86
ORDER
BUDGET APPROPRIATION
JEFFERSON COUNTY DISTRICT COURT
WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners did, on
the 22nd day of July, 1986, declare an emergency existed to provide the
sum of $2,500.00 for the District Court budget and set a hearing on
said emergency for the 11th day of August, 1986, at the hour of 4:00
p.m.; and
WHEREAS, this being the time and place set for said hearing
and no objection or objection interposed; now, therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, by the Board of Jefferson
Commissioners, that due to there being sufficient funds in the
unencumbered fund balance of the Current Expense Fund, that the
Jefferson County Auditor be, and she is hereby authorized to include
the sum of $2,500.00 in the District Court budget, Fund No. 800 BARS
#512.40.41.30.
ORDERED this
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John L. Pitts, Chairman
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TO: Board of Jefferson County Cœmissioners
RE: Request for Emergency Apprc:priation
Gentlemen:
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Please :be advised that after a thorough examnation of IT!Y currept budget it ap~ars
that the bU)1getE;d arrount in :!3AR; Account Number ¡"~;~0/ ,,"r'~C~<i~l <·<'<5'(~ of
of the lIto I"¡ I to, Fund is iI1Sufficient to pay necessary expenses
of this deparbœntfor this year. Þ.£ter a careful examination of t.~e expenditures
under this furrl in previous years, and a thorough examination of the present needs
of this department under the current year, I estimate that it \.¡Íll be necessary
to have an additionàl apprq;>riation ~ the fonn of aî emergency a~ropriation in
b'1e a~proxirnate amount of $ :J':JOt).£..' for this current year for the follavinsr
reasons:
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Accordingly, I request permission fran t.'1e Board of County Catrnissioners for an
emergency appropriation in the sum of $ for the current year.
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Afproved
If disapproved, the reason for the disapproval is as follGlS:
Res;?€Ctfully suhni tted,
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Disapproved
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THOMAS J. ~"UX;e
lI'4DA BAGLEY. CHEf CLERI<
J£ M\NCICS. PRC:)BA noN DIRECTOR
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STATE Of WASHNGTON
COURTHOUSE. PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGT~ 98368
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July 8, 1986
TO: Jefferson County Cocrmissioners
RE: Court Appointed Attorneys
Gentlemen:
For the 1986 fiscal year, $1000.00 was budgeted for Court Appointed
Attorneys other than the Public Defender. District Court will need
a supplemental appropriation for that category.
In 1985, there were six cases in which the Court was required to
appoint an attorney because or the Public Defender's having a conflict
of interest. Those Court appointments cost Jefferson County $744.55.
As of May 30, 1986 it was necessary for the Court to make six such
appointments. Of the 51000.00 budgeted, $775.00 has been spent on
four of these cases. The other two cases have been disposed or but
are waiting approval of attorney's fees. Meanwhile, I have assigned
attorneys on July 2, 1986 to defend two more such cases. As the
Public Defender's private practice grows, we can expect more such
appointments.
Speaking of the Public Defender, I should alert you to the fact that
the County can expect to come close to doubling it's Public Defender
expenditures for 1987. First, District Court has been paying Court
Appointed Attorneys 535.00 per hour for their work. In view of what
is considered a reasonable attorney's rate, I believe that it is
inequitable for Jefferson County to require these attorneys to provide
their services at $35.00 an hour. It is not incumbent upon the local
attorneys to subsidize the County. w~ile the County cannot afford to
pay each attorney his or her standard hourly rate, I believe that the
County should pay $50.00 per hour.
Secondly, the workload of the Public Defender has increased. The
following is the number of cases handled by the Public Defender as or
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June 30 during the years indicated:
(a) 1984 - 74 cases
(b) 1985 95 cases
(c) 198ó - 114 cases
The following reflects the total number of cases handled by the Public
Defender during the ~ear indicated:
(a) 1984 - 140 cases
(b) 1985 - 197 cases
(c) 1986 - 240 cases (estܡated)
The greater demand for the services of the Public Defender is not
surprising. As Olympia stiffens the penalties for crime, more people
demand to cons~lt with an attorney before disposing of their case.
This is particularly true in those circumstances where the defendant
is aware that the Public Defender will cost nothing. I would look for
the trend to continue.
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