HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-038 Authorizing and Directing the City Manager to Execute an Interlocal Agreement with Jefferson County for Prosecution Services Resolution 19-038
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RESOLUTION NO. 19-038
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND,
WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH JEFFERSON COUNTY FOR
PROSECUTION SERVICES
RECITALS:
A, Chapter 39.34 RCW permits local governmental units to make official use of their
powers enabling them to cooperate with other localities based on mutual advantage.
B. The City of Port Townsend and Jefferson County agree that providing certain
services on a regional basis will provide more efficient, effective, and less costly
services for residents throughout the County.
C. Pursuant to RCW 39.34.180(2), the City and the County have considered the
following principles in negotiating an agreement: "(a)anticipated costs of services;
and (b) anticipated and potential revenues to fund the services, including fines and
fees, criminal justice funding, and state-authorized sales tax funding levied for
criminal justice purposes."
D. The County already provides regional law enforcement services to the City pursuant
to a separate jail services interlocal agreement.
E. These regional services are in addition to statutory services provided by Jefferson
County, as a political subdivision of the State, on behalf of all the residents of the
County funded by County property taxes levied on properties within the City.
F, The Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office is responsible for prosecuting
crimes committed in Jefferson County, including in the City, except for
misdemeanors committed by adults in the City. The City is responsible for
prosecuting all misdemeanors by adults within the City.
G. Recently, the City Prosecutor left employment with the City to become the Chief
Criminal Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for the Jefferson County Prosecuting
Attorney's Office. As a result, and as an accommodation to the City, the
Prosecuting Attorney's Office has been handling the City's misdemeanor cases on
an interim basis without compensation.
H. The City and the County agree that having the City pay a flat rate per year for
prosecution services provides predictability for budget purposes to both the City and
the County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port
Townsend that the City Manager of the City of Port Townsend is hereby authorized and directed
to execute an interlocal agreement with Jefferson County for the provision of prosecution
services.
Resolution 19-038
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ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend at a regular meeting
thereof, held this 15th day of April 2019.
Prb( l� Str ris n
Mayor
Attest: Approved as to form:
Joanna Sanders, MMC ,w 916ai *V" o_.,
City Clerk City Attorney