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9. Term of Agreement. Provision of services pursuant to this Agreement shall commence January 1, 2026 and terminate on June 30, 2026, 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 June 30, 2026, 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. Over the course of any 180-day period the Contracting Attorney (and any associated or employed counsel) shall handle a caseload of up to, but no more than 33 felony cases, or an average number of 5.5 per month, plus 7 juvenile offender cases in that period, an average of 1 per month, or as in accordance with rules established by the Supreme Court of Washington, whichever is lesser. 11. Compensation. The Contracting Attorney shall be paid as follows: The sum of forty thousand five hundred sixty dollars ($40,560) for six months, paid in equal monthly installments on the second Monday of the month. • Bench Trial: Shall be paid an additional $200 per diem for bench 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. • 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 Policy as it refers to appointments: At the conclusion of the case, the Contracting Attorney is deemed automatically withdrawn upon the filing of a notice of appeal or 30 days after the final (appealable) decision of the Court, as the case may be.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. The Contracting Attorney may file ex-parte motions with the Kittitas County Department of Public Defense for such investigator funds. Page 4 of 8