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• Jury Trial: Shall be paid an additional $400 per diem for jury 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 Policy as it refers to appointments: At the conclusion of the case, the Contracting Attorney is deemed automatically withdrawn upon the filing of a notice of appeal or 30 days after the final (appealable) decision of the Court, as the case may be. For purposes of this paragraph, Contracting Attorney does not need to file a notice of withdrawal unless ordered by the court or required by court rule. For the purposes of juvenile 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. 13. Investigators. The Kittitas County Department of Public Defense will set aside sufficient funds out of its budget to fund defense investigators. Public Defenders may file ex parte motions for such investigator funds. 14. Costs. The Contracting Attorney shall receive copies of all pleadings filed in their client's Superior Court case file in the Kittitas County Clerk's Office at no cost to the attorney. The Clerk shall bill those expenses directly to the Kittitas County Department of Public Defense. 15. Experts. The Kittitas County Department of Public Defense will set aside sufficient funds for expert defense witnesses. Public Defenders may file ex parte motions for such expert witness funds. 16. Extraordinary cases. If a public defender is assigned a case which requires an extraordinary amount of time and preparation, Counsel may apply to the Kittitas County Department of Public Defense in writing and subject to CR11A, for such additional compensation as the Department determines to be appropriate. 17. Conflict Counsel. The cost of conflict counsel shall be paid by the County and not by the contracting attorney. If the Contracting Attorney or any employed or associated attorney is precluded from representing a client because of a conflict which cannot be resolved by transfer of the case between the Contracting Attorney and employed or associated counsel, the attorney shall promptly notify the Kittitas County Department of Public Defense by notice of withdrawal and substitution of another attorney qualified under the terms of Paragraph 4. Conflict counsel shall be paid at the same per case compensation rate as the Contracting Attorney. For the purposes of this provision, a Conflict of Interest requiring any replacement of counsel shall be as defined in the applicable RPCs (Rules of Professional Conduct) promulgated by the Washington Supreme Court. Page 4 of 6