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City Clerk Document No.  
 
 
 
 
City Council Meeting Date:  
 
 
 
 
AMENDMENT TO CITY OF CHANDLER AGREEMENT 
PUBLIC DEFENDER SERVICES 
CITY OF CHANDLER AGREEMENT NO. CC4-961-4762, 
SLOT 1, VETERANS COURT AND MENTAL HEALTH AND SUPPORT COURT 
 
THIS AMENDMENT NO. 2 (Amendment No. 2) is made and entered into by and between the City of 
Chandler, an Arizona municipal corporation (City), and Christopher J. Palmisano of Law Offices of 
Christopher J. Palmisano, PLC (Contractor), (City and Contractor may individually be referred to as Party 
and collectively referred to as Parties) and made   
 
 
 , 2026 (Effective Date). 
 
RECITALS 
 
WHEREAS, the Parties entered into an agreement for public defender services for the East Valley 
Veterans Court and Mental Health and Support Court (Agreement); and 
 
WHEREAS, the initial term of the Agreement was July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, with the option for 
up to four (4) one-year extensions; and 
 
WHEREAS, the Parties exercised the first option to extend the Agreement from July 1, 2025, through 
June 30, 2026, and expand the Contractor’s scope of work to include public defender services for Slot 1 
through Amendment 1; and  
 
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to exercise the second option through this Amendment to extend the 
Agreement for one year. 
 
AGREEMENT 
 
NOW THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows: 
 
1. 
The recitals are accurate and are incorporated and made a part of the Agreement by this 
reference.    
 
2. 
Section III is amended to state as follows: The Agreement is extended for a one-year period from 
July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. 
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3. 
The City will pay the Contractor as set forth in Exhibit B of the Agreement, as amended by 
Amendment 1, which is incorporated into and made a part of this Amendment No. 2 by this 
reference. Total payments made to the Contractor during the term of this Amendment No. 2 will 
not exceed $105,000 ($100,000 annual compensation and up to $5,000 in other compensation 
approved by the Court). 
 
 4. 
All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain unchanged and in full force and effect. 
If a conflict or ambiguity arises between this Amendment No. 2 and the Agreement, the terms 
and conditions in this Amendment No. 2 prevail and control. 
 
 
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have entered into this Amendment on the Effective Date. 
 
 
FOR THE CITY 
FOR THE CONTRACTOR 
 
By: _________________________________________ 
 
By: _________________________________________ 
 
Its: _________________________________________ 
 
Its: _________________________________________ 
 
 
 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
 
 
By: _________________________________________ 
 
City Attorney 
 
 
 
ATTEST: 
 
 
By: _________________________________________ 
 
City Clerk 
 
 
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