HomeMy WebLinkAbout2957ORDINANCE NO. 2957
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, establishing
electronic home detention as a means of confinement, providing for rules
and procedures for its administration, and amending Ordinance No. 2129
as amended and Title 9 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
WHEREAS, the City of Port Angeles has contracted with Clallam County,
Washington, for court services through the Clallam County District Court I and further for jail
services at the Clallam County Correctional Facility; and
WHEREAS, in certain circumstances, electronic home detention for certain specified
offenses can be a more desirable, appropriate, and economic alternative to incarceration of
convicted defendants in the Clallam County Correctional Facility; and
WHEREAS, the contract between the City of Port Angeles and Clallam County
specifically authorizes the City of Port Angeles to adopt and operate an electronic home detention
program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Port Angeles has determined that it can contract with other
agencies to provide a private and independent electronic home detention program that adequately
addresses the needs and concerns of the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1. Electronic home detention is hereby established as an alternative method
of confinement of convicted defendnts who are sentenced to imprisonment or incarceration.
Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to enter into contracts with acceptable
service providers to provide electronic home detention program services to be administered by the
City of Port Angeles Police Department.
Section 3. The City of Port Angeles Chief of Police or his designee shall administer
the electronic home detention program and monitor the defendants accepted for participation in
said program and further shall promulgate reasonable and adequate rules and criteria and establish
written policies regarding application for participation in the electronic home detention program,
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establish qualifications for acceptance, conditions for continued participation, and set reasonable
fees and costs associated with the administration of the electronic home detention program. The
Chief of Police or his designee is authorized to review and modify said rules and criteria, and to
establish policies from time to time as necessary to operate said program. The written rules and
criteria and established policies shall be maintained by the Port Angeles Police Department and
by the City Clerk of the City of Port Angeles and made available to the public for inspection upon
request.
Section 4 - Severability. If any provisions of this Ordinance, or its application to any
person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the Ordinance, or application of the
provisions of the Ordinance to other persons or circumstances, is not affected.
Section 5 - Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect five days after the date
of publication.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the 15th day of Apri 1 , 1997.
ATTEST:
Becky J. U r s n, * ity Cl k
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Craig D nutson, City Attorney
PUBLISHED: April 20, 1997
A:\97.05
(By Summary)
Summaries of Ordinances Adopted by the
Port Angeles City Council
on April 15, 1997
Ordinance No. 2956
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles modifies the definition of "lot coverage"
in the Zoning Code, allows social service agencies providing 24 -hour residential care
as conditional uses in the RMD and RHD zones, authorizes the Planning Director to
grant minor deviations from set back, lot coverage, and height requirements, and
amends Ordinance No. 1709, as amended, and Chapters 17.08, 17.14, 17.15, and
17.94 of the Port Angeles Muncipal Code.
Ordinance No. 2957
This Ordinance of the City of Port Angeles establishes electronic home detention as
a means of confinement, provides for rules and procedures for its administration, and
amends Ordinance No. 2129, as amended, and Title 9 of the Port Angeles Municipal
Code.
The full texts of the Ordinances are available at City Hall in the City Clerk's office or will be mailed
upon request. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. These
Ordinances shall take effect five days after the date of publication of these summaries.
Publish: April 20, 1997
Becky J. Upton
City Clerk