County of Monterey - File #: 14-939

• File #: 14-939
• Name: PSA FY14/15 Frank W. Dice
• Type: General Agenda Item
• Status: Passed
• File created: 8/18/2014
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 8/26/2014
• Final action: 8/26/2014
• Title: a. Approve and authorize the Public Defender or designee to sign a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Frank W. Dice, Attorney-At-Law, in the amount of $96,000 to provide case management and case supervision for the Alternate Defender Office (ADO) with an effective terms of July 1, 2014 through June 30th 2015; and b. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer, or his designee, to sign up to three (3) future Amendments to this agreement in which there is no significant change to the scope of work or increase in cost that exceeds five percent (5%) of the original amount of the Agreement.

Date	Action By	Action	Result
8/26/2014	Board of Supervisors	approved

Title
a. Approve and authorize the Public Defender or designee to sign a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Frank W. Dice, Attorney-At-Law, in the amount of $96,000 to provide case management and case supervision for the Alternate Defender Office (ADO) with an effective terms of July 1, 2014 through June 30th 2015; and
b. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer, or his designee, to sign up to three (3) future Amendments to this agreement in which there is no significant change to the scope of work or increase in cost that exceeds five percent (5%) of the original amount of the Agreement.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Public Defender or designee to sign a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Frank W. Dice, Attorney-At-Law, in the amount of $96,000 to provide case management and case supervision for the Alternate Defender Office (ADO) with an effective term of July 1, 2014 through June 30th 2015; and
b. Authorize the Contracts/Purchasing Officer, or his designee, to sign up to three (3) future Amendments to this agreement in which there is no significant change to the scope of work or increase in cost that exceeds five percent (5%) of the original amount of the Agreement.

SUMMARY:
Monterey County addresses its Constitutional obligation to provide legal representation for indigent persons accused of criminal violations, and in certain civil proceedings (i.e. juvenile, mental health, truancy, sexually violent predator prosecutions), when the Public Defender has a disabling conflict of interest or is otherwise unavailable through a contract with a Chief Attorney of the Alternate Defender's Office (ADO). The Chief Alternate Defender maintains operational responsibility for the attorney contracts and individual appointment of qualified attorneys when the Public Defender (PD) has declared a conflict of interest.
For several years, the County has contracted with atto...