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earlier pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 18, and the Contracting Attomey 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,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 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 75 felony cases or an average number of 6.25 per month. 11. Compensation. Contracting Attorney shall be paid as follows: The sum of one hundred twenty-four thousand eight hundred dollars ($124,800) per year paid in equal monthly installments on the second Monday of the month. o 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. o Jury Trial: Shall be paid an additional $400 per diem for jury trial. The Contracting Attomey 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. Attorney 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. 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. 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. The Contracting Attorney may file ex-parte motions with the Kittitas County Department of Public Defense for such expert witness funds. Page 4 of 8