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Page 2 of 6 <br />2.09.1050 Effective date and expiration date. <br />2.09.1060 Severability. <br /> <br />2.09.010 Standards of representation. Kittitas County hereby adopts standards for the delivery <br />of public defender services consistent with RCW 10.101.030 and the Washington Defender <br />State Bar Association Standards for Public Indigent Defense Services as revised May 21, 2021, <br />except for Standards 18 and 19, and as amended or revised thereafter. Kittitas County is rural in <br />nature, has two sitting Superior Court judges, a full-time district court judge serving the Lower <br />Kittitas County District Court and a part-time district court judge serving the Upper Kittitas <br />County District Court; and appoints attorneys from a list of qualified, interested, and dedicated <br />attorneys for cases in Superior Court and Upper Kittitas County District Court and contracts <br />with interested attorneys who have applied to serve by contract in Lower Kittitas County <br />District each of these Courts. Therefore, the standards of the Washington State Bar Association <br />referenced above are hereby adopted by reference as if fully set out herein. set forth in this <br />rule have been tailored to the assigned counsel model for delivery of public defender s ervices. <br />(Ord. 2021-____, 2021) <br />2.09.020 Selection of attorneys. Attorneys appointed for indigent defense shall be selected <br />solely by the court, consistent with the terms of the contracts referenced in 2.09.010. (Ord. <br />2008-12, 2008) <br />2.09.030 Duties and responsibilities of counsel. Defense services shall be provided to all clients <br />in a professional, skilled manner consistent with minimum standards set forth by the American <br />Bar Association, applicable Washington state bar association State Bar Association standards, <br />the Rules of Professional Conduct, case law and court rules defining the duties of counsel and <br />the rights of defendants in criminal cases. Counsel's primary and most fundamental <br />responsibility is to promote and protect the best interests of the client. (Ord. 2021-____, 2021) <br />2.09.040 Case load limits and types of cases. The caseload of court appointed attorneys should <br />allow each lawyer to give each client the time and effort necessary to ensure effective <br />representation. Assigned counsel should not accept a workload that, by reason of its excessive <br />size, interferes with the rendering of quality representation. (Ord. 2008 -12, 2008) Repealed <br />(Ord. 2021-____, 2021) <br />2.09.050 Costs of investigative and expert or other services. Reasonable compensation for <br />investigative, expert, or other services necessary for preparation and presentation of the <br />defense case shall be provided upon motion pursuant to CrR 3.1(f) or CrRLJ 3.1(f). Fees for <br />investigative, expert, or other services should be maintained and allocated from funds separate <br />from those provided for defender services. The defense should be free to retain said services of <br />its choosing. (Ord. 2008-12, 2008) Repealed (Ord. 2021-____, 2021)