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EXHIBIT A AGREEMENT FOR PAYMENT OF COUNSEL FEES FOR INDIGENT CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS (Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code § 120.33) THIS AGREEMENT entered into on this day of , 2025 by and between the County of Cuyahoga, Ohio, a body corporate and politic and political subdivision of the State of Ohio organized and existing under the Charter of Cuyahoga County effective January 1, 2010, as the same may have been amended, modified, and supplemented to the date hereof (hereinafter referred to as "County"), and Mayfield Village, Ohio a body politic and corporate organized and existing under the Charter of Mayfield Village, Ohio effective May 7, 1974, as the same may have been amended, modified, and supplemented to the date hereof (hereinafter referred to as "Village"). WHEREAS, on July 22, 2025, pursuant to Ohio Administrative Code 120-01-03 ("Standards of Indigence") and ORC 120.33, Cuyahoga County adopted Resolution No. 2025- 240 ("Resolution") providing for the representation of indigent persons accused of certain crimes under a court -appointed attorney's system, the establishment of a schedule of fees to be paid to counsel for legal services so provided, and the authority by which the County may contract with municipalities with respect to legal fees for counsel appointed to represent indigent persons charged with certain violations of ordinances of municipal corporations; and WHEREAS, the County has adjusted the schedule of fees paid to counsel for such legal services from time to time; and WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to enter into an agreement pursuant to Ohio Revised Code § 120.33 relative to the payment of legal fees and expenses to counsel appointed by the Municipal Court of Lyndhurst, Ohio to represent indigent persons charged with certain violations of the Mayfield Village, Ohio and for which the penalty or any possible adjudication includes the possible loss of liberty, as set forth in the aforementioned statute. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows: 1. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code § 120.33, and the aforesaid Resolution, the County shall pay all legal fees of counsel appointed by the Municipal Court of Lyndhurst, Ohio to represent indigent persons charged with violations of the ordinances of Mayfield Village, Ohio, plus authorized expenses, as certified by the Lyndhurst Municipal Court. 2. Payment by the Village for representation of indigent persons is by a fee schedule and shall not exceed the fee schedule adopted by the County wherein the municipal corporation is located. The Village agrees to reimburse the County for all legal fees and expenses which are paid by the County according to Item One within thirty (30) days of receipt of an invoice prepared by the County for such fees and expenses. 4. The Village agrees to pay the County an administrative fee of three percent (3%) of the amount of any reimbursement received from the Ohio Public Defender Commission as full compensation for all administrative and other costs incurred by the County on account of the services rendered under this Agreement. 4922-6170-0190, v. 2