51-25 Agreement to Retain Fernando Marlin Esq. as Public Defender - 2025.pdf

1 51-25 PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into on this 28th day of January, 2025 by and between the TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, a municipal corporation of the State of New Jersey, with it Township Hall located at 66 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey 07052, (the “TOWNSHIP”) and Fernando Marlin, Esq., attorney at law of the State of New Jersey, with an office at 111 Northfield Avenue, Suite 300, West Orange, New Jersey 07052. WITNESSETH THAT: WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2B:24-3, all municipalities are required to have a municipal public defender appointed by the governing body to perform the duties set forth in N.J.S.A. 2B:24-6; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. The Township hereby retains the services of Fernando Marin, Esq. (“Marin”) as the municipal public defender commencing on January 1, 2025 and the Township agrees to pay Marin at a rate of Three Hundred Fifty Dollars ($350) per court session as an independent contractor (“Session Fee”). 2. Marin shall be entitled to payment for such services rendered upon submission of duly executed vouchers on a monthly basis detailing the number of sessions actually rendered which shall be submitted to the Chief Financial Officer of the Township. 3. No later than fifteen (15) days from the commencement of this Agreement, Marin shall provide to the Township a proof of professional malpractice insurance in the amount of not less than $500,000 per occurrence and $1,000,000 in the aggregate. Marin shall maintain this level of insurance for the entire duration of his term as the Municipal Public Defender.