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There is hereby created as an executive department of Snohomish county government an office of public defense. The office shall be responsible for administration of an assigned counsel program to provide indigent criminal defense services in those criminal cases in which a jail sentence is a potential sanction. The office shall also be responsible for administration of a system for providing the court with information pertaining to the setting of bail and release of offenders pending trial. (Added by Ord. 00-072 § 1, Nov. 13, 2000, Eff date Jan. 1, 2001; Amended by Ord. 02-058, Nov. 20, 2002, Eff date Dec. 13, 2002).