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AGREEMENT FOR PROSECUTORIAL SERVICES
THIS AGREEMENT is entered into by and between the CITY OF PASCO, hereinafter
referred to as "Pasco', and TERRY M. TANNER and RAYMOND G. HUI, hereinafter referred
to as "Prosecutors", for the purpose of providing prosecutorial services for the City of Pasco.
11 PROSECUTORS SHALL:
A. Provide complete municipal misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, and civil infraction
prosecutions for all cases filed in the Pasco Municipal Court and other related services including:
1 . Arraignment Docket representation
2. Incarceration Docket representation
3. Negotiation and resolution of fines and forfeiture
4. Bench Trials and hearings
5 . Pre-trial hearings and settlement conferences
6. Jury Trials
7. Post-trial motions and hearings
8 . Appeals
9. Police Department day to day counsel and training as needed.
10. Response to criminal-related questions from the public that cannot be answered
by administrative staff;
B . Designate a contact who shall be responsible for:
1 . Complaint review and response
2. Review and evaluation of quality of service
3 . Periodic reports to the City administration;
C. Personally provide the prosecution services and shall divide the representation to
ensure full-time coverage as well as substitute, conflict, and additionally required coverage to
allow multiple actions to proceed when necessary. In the event Prosecutors wish to hire
additional attorneys other than the signators to this Agreement to perform services, Prosecutors
shall obtain advance approval from Pasco. This provision shall not apply in the event of
unforeseen circumstances where Prosecutors are temporarily unable to perform. Prosecutors
shall be responsible for assuring that qualified attorneys are present in Court at all times
necessary; and
D. Use established practices and policies to recommend utilization of alternatives to
incarceration as appropriate. Such alternatives shall include but not be limited to electronic
home monitoring, community service, etc.
E. Satisfy the minimum requirements for practicing law in Washington as determined by
the Washington Supreme Court and shall complete seven hours of continuing legal education
within each calendar year in courses relating to prosecution.
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2. PASCO SHALL.,
A. Maintain a City Prosecutor's Office with office space available for the prosecutor at
least ten hours per week.
B . Employ a full-time Legal Assistant on-site at the City Prosecutor' s Office providing:
1 . Case management and file maintenance
2. Subpoena issuance and return of service
3 . Witness contact
4. Docket preparation.
C. Employ a part-time clerical assistant for correspondence and document preparation.
D. Pay all subpoena and service costs and costs of required reports for prosecution.
E. Pay to Prosecutor the sum of Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000) per month. Payments
shall be due on or before the 10`h day following each calendar month. Payments shall be
prorated for partial month. In addition, Prosecutors shall be paid the sum of Five Hundred
Dollars ($500) for each case appealed under this contract. Prosecutors shall provide an invoice
to Pasco upon completion of the appeal work.
3. TERM. The term of this Agreement shall be for two (2) years, beginning June 19, 2004,
and ending June 18, 2006. Either party may terminate this Agreement after one ( 1 ) year upon
sixty (60) days written notice.
4. CASELOAD. In the event the workload (as indicated by number of case filings and
number of represented cases) exceeds the prior year' s workload by fifteen percent (15%) or
more, Prosecutors may request additional compensation. If no agreement is reached concerning
said additional compensation, Prosecutors may terminate this Agreement upon ninety (90) days
written notice.
5. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS. Prosecutors shall be independent contractors and
not employees of Pasco.
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Gar y M ager Date
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Terry M. T nner Date
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Raymond G. i. ~ -- Date
AMENDMENT NO, 1
TO AGREEMENT FOR PROSECUTORIAL SERVICES
June 19 12004
Whereas, the City of Pasco, Washington, a municipal corporation, hereinafter
referred to as "Pasco', and TERRY M. TANNER and RAYMOND G. HUI, hereinafter
referred to as "Prosecutors", did on June 19 , 2004, enter into that certain
agreement between Pasco and the Prosecutors, for the purpose of providing prosecutorial
services for the City of Pasco; and
Now, Therefore, Pasco and Prosecutors agree to amend the original agreement
dated June 19 2004, by adding a new section to read as follows:
6. INSURANCE AND INDEMNIFICTION. During the term of this Agreement,
the Prosecutors shall maintain errors and omissions insurance coverage and shall include
anyone else acting for or on behalf of the Prosecutors in the performance of this
Agreement as an additional named insured on any such policy. Such insurance shall be
obtained from any insurance company authorized to do business as such in the State of
Washington, and shall have policy limits of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars
($250,000.00) or more. At the time of commencement of the performance of services
hereunder, the Prosecutors shall submit evidence that such insurance is in force and that
such insurance will not be canceled without first giving thirty (30) days written notice to
the City of Pasco.
All other terms and conditions of the original agreement shall remain as written.
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Gar el , City Ma ager Date
PROSECUTOR
Terry Tanner Date
Raymo . Hui Date