REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
September 10, 2024
FROM
LUTHER SNOKE, Chief Executive Officer, County Administrative Office
SUBJECT
Title
Amendment to Contracts for Court Appointed Adult Indigent Defense Legal Representation Services
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 24-564 with David M. Goldstein, Attorney at Law, to include additional flat fee billing codes beginning July 1, 2024, as it relates to court appointed adult indigent defense representation services, with no change to the contract amount of $15,000,000 or contract term of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027.
2. Approve Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. 24-565 with Brown, White & Osborn LLP to include additional flat fee billing codes beginning July 1, 2024, as it relates to court appointed adult indigent defense representation services, with no change to the contract amount of $7,800,000 or contract term of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2027.
(Presenter: Matthew Erickson, County Chief Financial Officer, 387-5423)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The total costs of the contracts are funded with existing Discretionary General Funding allocated for this service and will not exceed $7,600,000 per year, as detailed in the table below. Adequate appropriation for these contracts is included in the 2024-25 budget (Cost Center 1250001000) and will be included in future recommended budgets.
Contractor
Annual Amount
Contract Amount
David M. Goldstein
$5,000,000
$15,000,000
Brown, White & Osborn LLP
$2,600,000
$ 7,800,000
Total
$7,600,000
$22,...
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