RES 2025-38 Contract Public Defender Office AdoptedAGREEMENT FOR SERVICES
THIS AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES (the "Agreement"), is entered into between the
CITY OF NORTH AUGUSTA (the "City") and THE SECOND JUDICIAL CIRCUIT PUBLIC
DEFENDERS OFFICE (the "Public Defender"), and those parties hereby agree to the following
terms in consideration of the mutual benefits and promises to each party set forth hereinafter.
1. TERMS OF AGREEMENT
The initial term of this Agreement shall commence on January 1, 2026, and shall expire
on December 31, 2028, unless the parties mutually agree in writing to an extension of the term
of this Agreement.
2. DELIVERY OF SERVICES
The Public Defender shall provide legal representation to indigent defendants in the
City’s Municipal Court who apply for and are found qualified to receive such services by
the Aiken County Bond Court under the applicable laws and rules of court of the State of
South Carolina after screening by the Aiken County Bond Court and the Public Defender to
assess the applicant's qualifications for such services. The City's Municipal Court shall be
provided a copy of each order appointing counsel to a defendant in the City's Municipal Court.
The Public Defender and Judge of the City's Municipal Court shall consult with each other as
needed to discuss how the appointment process might be improved or how to address concerns
about appointments in specific cases.
3. BILLING AND PAYMENT
The Public Defender shall be compensated on a flat rate basis of Twenty Thousand
Dollars ($20,000.00) per year. This amount shall be paid in two (2) equal installments of Ten
Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) at the end of each six-months (June 30 and December 31).
Payments shall be made payable to Aiken County Government and mailed to: P.O.
Drawer 2247, Aiken, SC 29802; Attn: Tesa Culbertson. The Public Defender shall report
all payments received under this Agreement to the Aiken County Finance Department.
Exhibit A
4. COORDINATION OF SERVICES
The person responsible for coordinating the services under this Agreement for the Public
Defender is:
Name:
Title:
Phone
Email:
Grant Gibbons
Circuit Defender for 2nd Judicial Circuit
803-642-1732
ggibbons@aikenpd.com
The person responsible for coordinating the services under this Agreement for the City is:
Name:
Title:
Phone:
Email :
5. INSURANCE
Donna Costello
North Augusta Public Safety
Administrative Assistant
803-441-4251
DCostello@northaugusta.net
At all times during every term of this Agreement, the Public Defender will be responsible
for providing insurance coverages for its employees or agents providing the services that are
the subject of this Agreement.
6. AMENDMENTS
This Agreement shall not be amended, altered, or changed except by a written agreement
signed by both parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party to this Agreement has caused it to be executed
on its behalf by its authorized representative as of the date entered in the first paragraph on
page 1 hereof.
Public Defender of the Second
Judicial Circuit
By: _________________________
Name: __Grant Gibbons_________
Title: _____Circuit Defender_____
Date: ________________________
City of North Augusta, South
Carolina
By: ___________________________
Name: ________________________
Title: _____City Administrator_____
Date: _________________________
Exhibit A