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at her own expense a policy of comprehensive professional liability insurance with an insurance company licensed to do business in the State of Washington. CONTRACTOR shall instruct the insurers to give COUNTY 30-days advance notice of any insurance cancellation. Said policy shall have limits of not less than $100,000 per occurrence and $500,000 annual, aggregate limit. 8. Indemnification. The Contracting Attorney shall indemnifr, defend and hold the County, its elected officials, officers and employees harmless from any and all claims whatsoever arising out of performance of the Attorney's obligations pursuant to the Agreement, including but not limited to claims arising out of errors or omissions of the contracting Attomey (or his employees or associates) and/or by reason ofaccident, injury or death caused to persons or property ofany kind occurring, except to the extent they are caused by the fault or neglect of the County or the Court. 9. Term of Agreement. Provision of services pursuant to this Agreement shall commence March 1,2023 and terminate on December 31,2023, unless this Agreement is terminated earlier pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 18, and the Contracting Attorney shall provide service to all defendants referred herein in accordance with the terms of this Agreement until representation of such defendant is complete, as provided in Paragraph 1 of this Agreement. This Agreement shall apply to all referrals made through December 3I,2023,unless the contract is terminated earlier, in which case the contract shall apply to all referrals made until 5:00 p.m. on the date of termination of the contract. 10. Scope of Work The caseload limits set forth in this agreement include a case weighting system for establishing caseloads. Over the course of any 365-day period the Contracting Attorney (and any associated or employed counsel) shall handle a caseload of up to, but no more than 200 cases in district court, an average of 16.66 per month, and25 felony cases, or an average number of 2.08 per month. 11. Compensation. Contracting Attorney shall be paid as follows: The sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) per year paid in equal monthly installments on the second Monday of the month. o Jury Trial: Shall be paid an additional $375 per diem forjury trial. The Contracting Attorney shall provide invoices to the Kittitas County Department of Public Defense for all trial per diem pay. Those invoices will be provided within 30 days of the last day of trial. 12. Policy as it refers to appointments: At the conclusion of the case the court will automatically withdraw the attorney from the case upon the filing of a notice of appeal or 30 days after the final (appealable) decision of the Court, as the case may be. Attomey does not need to sign a withdrawal. For the purposes ofjuvenile court proceedings not involving commitment to the custody of the Department of Children, Youth and Families Juvenile Rehabilitation the case is not completed until the conclusion of supervision. Page 3 of6