HomeMy WebLinkAbout5.416 Original ContractW. L. Benedict
Sheriff
File: S78.45.01, A72
August 22, 2011
ATTN: Craig Ritchie
Attorney, City of Sequim
152 W Cedar Street
Sequim WA 98382
RE: Jail Daily Bed Rate and Medical Per Diem 2012
Dear Craig and Dennis,
In accordance with our current Jail Use Agreements the following calculations have resulted in
the establishment of the 2012 rates.
For 2012, the daily bed rate is $71.97 per day, and the medical per diem is $3.90 per day. The
combined cost is $75.87 per day, which represents a $3.10 overall increase or 4.26 This
change will be implemented on Jan. 01, 2012.
The language in the agreements calls for recalculations annually, and provides the formula
utilized.
Below are the July 31, 2010 through Jun 30, 2011 Jail Costs divided by the total person days.
Medical consists of all medical expenditures for the designated period, minus the Correctional
Healthcare Companies contract costs, which are included in the total expenditures of the jail.
This figure divided by total person days served sets the Medical Per Diem rate.
Total Jail Expenditures July June 2010/11: $3,113,034.08
*CHC Contracted Services (from medical costs): 200,000.00
Total: $3,313,034.08
Chain Gang Costs:
Chain Gang C /O's
Chain Gang M &O
Total:
Adjusted Total Expenditures:
Total Person Days Served:
Clallam County Sheriff's Office
WASPC Accredited Agency
223 East 4` Street, Suite 12
Port Angeles, WA 98362 -3015
Administration (360)417 -2262 Alice Hoffman
Fax: (360)417 -2494 Chief Civil Deputy
www clallam net /lawenforcement Ron Sukert
Jail Superintendent
sheriff @co clallam wa us
ATTN: Dennis Dickson,
Attorney, City of Port Angeles
321 E 5 Street
Port Angeles WA 98362
138,419.32
44,244.65
182,663.97
$3,130,370.11
43,494
Ron Peregrin
Undersheriff
Ron Cameron
Chief Criminal Deputy
Bed Rate:
Total Medical Costs July June 2010/11
Medical Revenue Received:
*CHC Medical Services (deducted)
Adjusted Medical Costs:
Man days served
Daily Medical Per Diem 2011
Sincerely,
Bill Benedict
Sheriff
cc: Chief Terry Gallagner
Chief Bill Dickinson
County Administrator Jim Jones
Commissioner Mike Chapman
71.97
443,856.36
74,382.01
200,000.00
169,474.35
43,494
3.90
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AGREEMENT FOR PRISONER CONFINEMENT SERVICES
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This agreement is made and entered into this -ieMJ.vJ day of feb~ 2009, by and between
the COUNTY OF CLALLAM, a political subdivision of the State f Washington (hereinafter
"COUNTY"), and the CITY OF PORT ANGELES, a municipal corporation (hereinafter "CITY").
REPRESENTATIONS:
1. Pursuant to Chapters 39.34 and 70.48 RCW, COUNTY and CITY may enter into an
Agreement, through their respective legislative bodies, whereby COUNTY shall furnish jail
facilities for CITY prisoners upon such terms as may be mutually agreed upon.
2. Chapter 39.34.180 RCW specifies that cities are responsible for the prosecution, adjudication,
sentencing and incarceration of misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor offenses committed by
adults in their respective jurisdictions, and referred from their respective law enforcement
agencies, whether filed under state law or city ordinance, and qmst carry out this
responsibility through the use of their own courts, staff, and facilities, or by entering into
contracts or interlocal agreements to provide these services. Such contracts or interlocal
agreements are required to take into account the anticipated costs of services as well as the
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.
3. The CITY and COUNTY agree that the terms and conditions set forth herein are an
acceptable basis for the COUNTY providing prisoner detention services, including jail and
special detention arrangements, to the CITY for persons committing misdemeanor or gross
misdemeanor offenses within the City limits.
AGREEMENTS:
I. J'he Availability of Adult Corrections Facilities: COUNTY agrees to furnish its facilities and
personnel for the confinement, processing, and related activities of CITY prisoners in the
same manner and to the same extent as the COUNTY furnishes said services for confinement,
processing, and related activities of its own prisoners. COUNTY jail facilities shall be made
available and furnished for holding of CITY prisoners held upon arrest, awaiting trial, and
serving imposed jail terms.
2. Definition of a CITY Prisoner: The term 'CITY prisoner" as used in this Agreement shall
mean a person arrested by the CITY police and held and confined in the County Corrections
Facility, or otherwise held in detention as provided in this agreement pursuant to a violation
of a CITY ordinance or a violation of a state law or ordinance which designates the crime for
which the person is held to be a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor. If a prisoner, originally
arrested for a felony offense is only charged with a misdemeanor offense by the city, the city
shall pay retroactively the established per diem rate. Reciprocally, a CITY prisoner that is
charged with a felony at arraignment shall become the retroactive responsibility of the
county. A prisoner arrested on a warrant issued by another jurisdiction within ClaIlam
County or for charges initiated by a non-CITY officer, shall be the responsibility of the
originating agency. Arrests made by city Police on extraditable warrants issued by agencies
outside ClalIam County will be considered County Prisoners.
3. Prisoner Confinement Daily Fee:
A. Commencing the date of this signed agreement, the CITY agrees to pay the
COUNTY a daily fee for the housing of City prisoners in the County Corrections
Facility based on the rate of $67.00. The daily confinement fee shall be charged per
prisoner for each twenty-four hour period or any pOltion thereof beginning at time of
acceptance for booking and ending at time of release from the County Corrections
Facility.
A.l Book and Release: The cost to the City to have a prisoner Booked and Released on
a criminal charge shall be based on the full current daily per diem rate (excluding the
medical per diem) regardless of the time it takes for the County to book, photograph
and fingerprint the prisoner and accomplish any supplementary paperwork. A Book
and Release is the choice of the City and can be used without regard to current jail
restrictions or population counts used by the County to manage its resident jail
population.
B. Effective January 1st of each subsequent year, the Prisoner Confinement Daily Fee
shall be recalculated utilizing the last 12 months (July 1 through June 30) Jail
Operating Costs, divided by the total man days served for that period minus operating
revenues related to the chain gang. The COUNTY shall provide the CITY with the
adjusted Prisoner Confinement Daily Fee no later than August 1 for the following
year.
C. Prisoner fees shall be billed by the COUNTY each month and the CITY shall pay
said fees within thirty (30) days of billing. In the event of a mistake, the next billing
after the mistake is discovered will be adjusted appropriately.
D. When a CITY prisoner is being held on charges originating from another local
government within Clallam County, the daily fee shall be divided by the number of
governmental jurisdictions for which the CITY prisoner is being held.
4. Designated Administrators and Advisory Board:
A. The Clallam County Sheriff in consultation with the Office of the Port Angeles City
Attorney shall administer this agreement pursuant to RCW 3934.030(4)(a). Each
administrator or designee will consult with each other as required or alIDually
regarding costs, fees, and charges and regarding changes in policies, practices, or
procedures, which may affect the responsibilities of the other, and will try to resolve
disputes between themselves or through their designated representatives.
B. hI the administration of this agreement, the Sheriff in consultation with the Office of
the Port Angeles City Attorney shall be advised, and shall give due consideration to
the recommendations of, an advisory board that shall be known as the "Clallam
County Prisoner Confinement Advisory Board". The specific duties of the advisory
board shall be to provide consultation and recommendations on matters relating to
policy, budgeting, planning, disputed billings and operations of the County
Corrections Facility and other detention facilities/programs as provided for in this
agreement. The advisory board shall consist of the following members: Clallarn
County Undersheriff and Jail Superintendent, County Administrator's representative,
and !'epresentatives from each contract user agency.
5. Jail Medical Costs: The County contracts with Olympic Medical Center for Nursing care in
the ClaIlam County Jail. A medical doctor is provided through either the County or Olympic
Medical Center. The costs of these services are included in determining the daily per diem
rates charged to City for City Prisoners. Outside Medical costs are expenses incurred for any
treatment or procedure outside of the jail and include prescriptions, any in-patient or out
patient treatment or referral. City and County agree to allocate medical costs through pooling
costs and dividing those costs in accordance with jail person-days served, by respective
prisoners. Per diem rates will be established annually by calculating the past calendar year's
total outside medical costs divided by total person-clays served, excluding book and release
prisoners during that period. 2009 per diem medical costs are $3.00 for each full person-day
served, City agrees to pay per diem medical costs for all prisoners arrested by city officers for
offenses (misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, felony) occurring in city jurisdiction.
Responsibility for medical per diem will continue for all categories of prisoners through out
their entire stay at the ClalIam County Jail with the exception of felony prisoners sentenced to
state prison. Medical per diem rates will cease at the time of sentencing for these prisoners.
Prisoners arrested and confined on warrants issued in Clallam County shall be the
responsibility of the originating agency. Outside warrants will be the responsibility of
ClaIlam County for medical per diem payments. The specific payment process shall be as
follows:
A. The COUNTY shall be responsible for payment of the medical care provider.
B. As palt of the screening process upon booking or preparation of an inmate into jail, the
COUNTY shall identify general information conceming the inmate's ability to pay for
medical care, including insurance or other medical benefits or resources to which the
inmate is entitled. The COUNTY shall make this information available to the
Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), the CITY, and any provider of health
care services.
c. If the confined person is eligible under DSHS medical care programs as authorized under
Chapter 74.09 RCW, the COUNTY shall provide DSHS with the health care billing
information and shall request reimbursement for payment of the bill(s) in accordance
with RCW 70.48.130. All medical costs recovered by the County shall be applied to per
diem rates and will be considered in annual recalculation of said rates.
D. The CITY shall have the right to obtain reimbursement from the confined person for the
health care costs not provided by DSHS, including the right to obtain reimbursement
from any insurance program or from other medical benefit programs available to the
confined person. Additionally, the CITY shall have whatever civil or criminal remedies
are available by law to recover the costs of medical care provided 10 the inmate or paid
by the CITY. Nothing in this agreement shall limit any existing rights of any patty,
including the COUNTY, CITY, and medical care provider, against the person receiving
the health care for the cost of the care provided.
6. Transportation: The CITY shall be responsible for transpOltation of all its prisoners to the jail
facilities for initial booking, and for transportation to all outside medical consultations,
review OJ' procedures deemed necessary during the first four hours of confInement If the
CITY has its own Municipal COUlt located outside the Clallam County COUlthouse then the
CITY shall be responsible for transpOltation of all its prisoners from the jail facilities for all
appearances in the Municipal COutt. A court appearance / transportation preparation and
return fee shall be assessed fOf each Court Transport in the amount of$40.00. In the event of
a "video arraignment" occurring from inside the County Jail, said court fee shalt be $20.00.
7. Copy of Arrest Warrant or Citation: CITY law enforcement officers placing misdemeanor-
charged prisoners in the COUNTY jail shall, in every instance, furnish an arrest warrant or a
copy of the citation to the COUNTY officer on duty at the time, and, in the event the arrest
and confinement is for a state crime, the arresting officer shall furnish the Prosecuting
Attorney with a repOlt so that a charging decision may be made on the first available business
day.
8. Transfer of Custody: CITY law enforcement officer placing arrested persons in custody of
the COUNTY jail shall be required to remain ill the immediate presence of the arrested
person and shall be considered to have such person in their sole custody until the COUNTY
booking officer receives the completed Authorization for Confinement form from the CITY
officer and the booking officer audibly states that the prisoner is secured and at such time and
only then, will COUNTY come into custody of said prisoner.
When custody of a CITY prisoner is transferred to the COUNTY, the CITY prisoner shall be
subject to all applicable rules, regulation and standards governing operation of the COUNTY
jail, including any emergency security rules imposed by the jail administrator subject to the
applicable rules of the Superior COlllt and Title 289 WAC. Any CITY police officer
delivering a prisoner to the COUNTY jail shall comply with reasonable rules and regulations
of the COUNTY jail.
9. Release ofCitv Prisoner from County Facility: No CITY prisoner confmed in the COUNTY
facility subject to this agreement shall be released except: (a) when requested in writing by a
supervisory member of the CITY Police Depaltment or the City Attorney for purposes offult
release to street or other jail facility or fOl' interviews by CITY police; (b) in compliance with
orders of the court; (c) for appearance in court; (d) if the prisoner has served his or her
sentence, or bailor othel' recognizance has been posted as required; (e) for placement into a
Community Supervision Program; (f) The City Attorney / Prosecutor may release City
Prisoners prior to arraignment.
10. Record Keeping:
A. COUNTY agrees to maintain a system of record keeping relative to the booking and
confinement of each crTY prisoner in such style and manner as equivalent to
COUNTY's records peltaining to its own prisoners. If not available through the
CITY's own records, the COUNTY shall make available, upon request, to the CITY
or its authorized representatives, copies of said records.
B. COUNTY also agrees to maintain, and allow the CITY to inspect and audit records
of all revenue and expenditures pertaining to the confinement services provided for in
this agreement.
I I. Posting of Bail: COUNTY agrees to act as agent for CITY in the receipt of bail posted
pertaining to CITY prisoners during other than normal working hours, COUNTY agrees to
diligently and timely deliver or turn over said bail bonds or monies to the appropriate Court.
Any monies refused for receipt by the appropriate Court shall be returned to the posting paIiy
as soon as practical.
12. CITY Access to Prisoners: All CITY police officers and investigators shall have the right to
interview the prisoners at any reasonable time inside the confines of the COUNTY jail,
subject only to necessary security rules. Interview space will be made available to CITY
police officers in equal priority with those of any other depaltment, including the Sheriffs
Department.
13. Equal Treatment of CITY Prisoners: CITY and COUNTY prisoners will be treated equally
for purposes of extradition, transpOliation, record keeping, and access to Community
Supervision Programs. During sihlations where jail population exceeds maximum bed
capacity, policies established relating to booking restrictions, acceptance of prisoners, and
release of prisoners will treat CITY and COUNTY equally.
14. Indemnification: COUNTY assumes full responsibility for the health, safety and safekeeping of
all CITY prisoners while in the custody of COUNTY. The County shall indemnify and hold
harmless the City and its officers, agents alld employees, or allY of them, from any and all claims,
actions, suits, liability, loss, costs, expenses, and damages of allY nahlre whatsoever, by reason of
or arising out of any negligent action or omission of the County, its officers, agents, and
employees, or allY of them. In the event that any suit based upon such a claim, action, loss, or
damage is brought against the City, the County shall defend the same at its sole cost and expense;
provided, that, the City retains the right to palticipate in said suit if any principle of governmental
or public law is involved; and if final judgment be rendered against the City and its officers,
agents, and employees, or any of them, or jointly against the City and the County and their
respective officers, agents, and employees, or any ofthem, the County shall satisfy the same.
The City shall indemnify and hold harmless the County and its elected officials, officers, agents,
and employees, or any of them, from any and all claims, actions, suits, liability, loss, costs,
expenses, and damages of any nature whatsoever, by reason of or arising out of any negligent act
or omission of the City, its officers, agents, and employees, or any of them. In the event that any
suit based upon such a claim, action, loss, or damage is brought against the County, the City shall
defend the same at its sole cost and expense; provided that the County retains the right to
palticipate in said suit if any principle of governmental or public laws is involved; and if final
judgment be rendered against the County, and its officers, agents, and employees, or any of them,
or jointly against the County and the City and their respective officers, agents, and employees, or
allY of them, the City shall satisfy the same.
In executing this agreement, the County does not assume liability or responsibility for or in any
way release the City from any liability 01' responsibility, which arises in whole or in part from the
existence or effect of City ordinallCeS, lUles or regulations. If any cause, claim, suit, action or
administrative proceeding is commenced in which the enforceability alld/or validity of any such
City ordinance, rule or regulation is at issue, the City shall defend the same at its sole expense and
if judgment is entered or damages are awarded against the city, the County, or both, the City shall
satisfy the same, including all chargeable costs and attorney's fees.
The terms of Section 14 "Indemnification" shall survive the termination or expiration of this
Agreement.
15. Term / Termination: The Contract term shall be ten years unless terminated in accordance with
the provisions of this agreement. Any party wishing to terminate this agreement shall issue a
written notice of intent to terminate not less than ten (10) days prior to issuing the ninety (90) day
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termination notice required by RCW 70.48.090. As per RCW 70.48.090, the notice shall state the
grounds for termination and the specific plans for accommodating the affected jail population.
Upon receipt of the written notice of intent to terminate, the palties will meet to confer on
whether there are steps that the non-terminating palty can take in order to avoid a ninety (90) day
termination notice. After the ten (10) day period has run, the patty desiring to terminate this
agreement may provide the other party ninety (90) days termination notice, as provided in RCW
70.48.090.
17. Limited Re-Opener: The County or the City may request (a) twelve (12) months following the
signing of this agreement and every twelve (12) months thereafter, that the paJties meet to
negotiate a change to the charges and/or procedures applied in connection with medical and/or
psychiatric inmates.
18. Disputes: Disputes shall be referred to the Sheriff and the City Council's designee for
settlement. If disputes are not resolved by the parties within thirty (30) days of the referral,
unless the parties agree to an extension of time, the dispute shall be referred to an arbitrator
who has been mutually agreed upon by the CITY and COUNTY. Or if they cannot agree to
an arbitrator, the patties may apply to the presiding judge of the Clallam County Superior
Court for appointment of an arbitrator. The arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding on
both parties. Each patty shall pay one-half of the arbitrator's fee. If mutual written consent
to apply for the appointment of an arbitrator is not reached, either patty may seek cOUlt action
to decide the disputed contract provision.
19. Severability: If any provision of this contract shall be held invalid, the remainder of th is
contract shall not be affected thereby if such remainder would then continue to serve the
purposes and objectives of both pmties.
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AGREEMENT FOR PRISONER CONFINEMENT SERVICES
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ThIS agreement is made and entered into thIS IVI day of O~Cbn1/b&v, 2006, by and between
the COUNTY OF CLALLAM, a political subdivision of the State of Washmgton (hereinafter
"COUNTY"), and the CITY OF PORT ANGELES, a municipal corporation (hereinafter "CITY").
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REPRESENTATIONS:
1. County received funds from the State pursuant to Chapter 70.48 R CW for the purpose 0 f
construction of the Clallam County Corrections Facility, a portion of which funding was
provided on the basis that County would house City's prisoners.
2. Pursuant to Chapters 39.34 and 70.48 RCW, COUNTY and CITY may enter mto an
Agreement, through their respectIve legislatIve bodies, whereby COUNTY shall furnish jail
facilities for CITY prisoners upon such terms as may be mutually agreed upon.
3. Chapter 39.34 RCW specifies that cities are responsible for the prosecutIon, adjudication,
sentencing and incarceration of mIsdemeanor and gross misdemeanor offenses committed by
adults in their respective jurisdictions, and referred from their respective law enforcement
agencies, whether filed under state law or city ordinance, and must carry out thIS
responSIbility through t he use 0 f their 0 wn courts, staff, a nd facilIties, 0 r bye ntering into
contracts or interlocal agreements to provide these services. Such contracts or interlocal
agreements are required to take mto account the anticIpated costs of services as well as the
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.
4. The CITY and COUNTY agree that the terms and conditions set forth herem are an
acceptable basis for the COUNTY providing prisoner detention servIces, mcluding jail and
special detention arrangements, to the CITY for persons committing mIsdemeanor or gross
mIsdemeanor offenses wIthin the City limits.
AGREEMENTS:
1. The Availability of Adult Corrections FacIlities: COUNTY agrees to furnish ItS facilIties and
personnel for the confinement, processing, and r elated actIVIties of CITY prisoners in the
same manner and to the same extent as the COUNTY furnishes said servIces for confinement,
processmg, and related activities of ItS own pnsoners. COUNTY jaIl facilities shall be made
available and furnished for holding of CITY pnsoners held upon arrest, awaiting trial, and
serving imposed JaIl terms.
2. Definition of a CITY Prisoner: The term 'CITY prisoner" as used in this Agreement shall
mean a person arrested by the CITY police and held and confined in the County Corrections
FacIlity, or otherwise held in detention as provided in this agreement, pursuant to a violation
of a CITY ordinance or a violation of a state law or ordinance which designates the crime for
which the person is held to be a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor. The term 'CITY
prisoner" shall not include a person arrested for a felony offense by the CITY police, a person
arrested on a warrant issued by another jurisdIction or for charges InItiated by a non CITY
officer, or a person charged by the prosecutor with a felony or an attempt to commit a felony
even if there is a plea to or convictIon of a lessor offense.
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3. Prisoner Confinement DaIly Fee:
A. Commencing the date of thIS signed agreement, the CITY agrees to pay the
COUNTY a daily fee for the housing of pnsoners in the County Corrections Facility
based on the rate of $62.00. The daily confinement fee shall be charged per prisoner
for each calendar day or portion thereof that a CITY the prisoner is confined in the
Corrections Facility.
B. Effective January 151 of each subsequent year, the Prisoner Confinement Dally Fee
shall be increased m an amount equal to 90% of the Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton CPI-
W published in July for the preceding twelve (12) months. The COUNTY shall
provide the CITY with the adjusted Pnsoner Confinement Daily Fee no later than
August 151 for the subsequent year.
C. Prisoner fees shall be billed by the COUNTY each month and the CITY shall pay
said fees within thirty (30) days of billing. In the event of a mistake, the next billing
after the mistake is discovered will be adjusted appropriately.
D. When a CITY prisoner is being held on charges originating from another local
government within Clallam County, the daily fee shall be dIvided by the number of
governmental jurisdictions for which the CITY prisoner IS being held.
4. Designated Administrators and Advisory Board:
A. The Clallam County Shenff in consultation with the Port Angeles Chief of Police
shall admmister this agreement pursuant to RCW 39.34.030(4)(a). Each
administrator or designee will consult wIth each other quarterly regarding costs, fees,
and charges and regardmg changes in poltcles, prachces, or procedures, which may
affect the responsibilities of the other, and WIll try to resolve disputes between
themselves or through their designated representatives.
B. In the administration of this agreement, the Sheriff in consultation with the Port
Angeles Chief of Police shall be advised, and shall give due consideration to the
recommendations of, an advIsory board that shall be known as the "Clallam County
Prisoner Confinement Advisory Board". The specific duties of the advisory board
shall be to provide consultation and recommendations on matters relating to policy,
budgeting, planmng, and operations of the County Corrections FacIlity and other
detention facilities/programs as provided for in this agreement. The advisory board
shall consist of the following members: Clallam County Undersheriff and
Corrections FacIlity manager, County Admimstrator's representative, and
representahves from each contract user agency.
5. Outside Medical Costs: Outside medical costs for emergency or necessary health care for
CITY prisoners shall be paid for in accordance with RCW 70.48.130. The specific payment
process shall be as follows:
A. The COUNTY shall be responsIble for initial payment of the medIcal care prOVIder.
B. As part of the screening process upon booking or preparation of an inmate into Jall,
the COUNTY shall idenhfy general mformahon concerning the inmate's ability to
pay for medIcal care, including insurance or other medical benefits or resources to
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which the inmate is entitled. The COUNTY shall make this mformation available to
the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), the CITY, and any provider
of health care services.
C. The COUNTY shall notify the CITY pnor to outside medical care being proVided for
a CITY prisoner, provided, however, that when emergency medical care is required
in life-threatenmg circumstances, the notification may occur as soon as practicable.
D. If the confined person is eligible under DSHS medical care programs as authorized
under Chapter 74.09 RCW, the COUNTY shall provide DSHS with the health care
billing information and shall request payment of the bill(s) in accordance with RCW
70.48.130.
E. If the confined person has health insurance, medical benefits, or other resources to
which the person is entitled, the COUNTY shall provide such resource with the
health care billing information and shall request payment of the bill( s) in accordance
with RCW 70.48.130.
F. After payment or rejection of payment, either in writing or verbally, by DSHS, the
health insurance provider, or any other provider of resources to which the inmate is
entitled, the COUNTY may provide the health care billing information, and all
information related to the COUNTY'S efforts to obtam payment or reimbursement
for such billing, to the CITY. Withm thirty (30) days of such notice and information
from the COUNTY, the CITY shall reimburse the COUNTY for such payment as has
not already been made by DSHS or any other resource avallable to the inmate.
G. The CITY shall have the right to obtain reimbursement from the confined person for
the health care costs not provided by DSHS, including the right to obtam
reimbursement from any msurance program or from other medical benefit programs
available to the confined person. AdditiOnally, the CITY shall have whatever civil or
criminal remedies are available by law to recover the costs of medical care provided
to the inmate or paid by the CITY. Nothmg in this agreement shall limit any existing
rights of any party, including the COUNTY, CITY, and medical care provider,
against the person receiving the health care for the cost of the care provided.
6. Transportation: The CITY shall be responsible for transportation of all itS prisoners to the jail
facilities for initial booking. If the pnsoner requires medical attention within four hours of
booking, the CITY shall be responsible for transport. If the CITY has its own Municipal
Court, then the CITY shall be responsible for transportation of all its pnsoners from the jail
facilities for all appearances in the Municipal Court.
7. COpy of Arrest Warrant or Citation: CITY law enforcement officers placing misdemeanor-
charged prisoners in the COUNTY jail shall, in every instance, furnish an arrest warrant or a
copy of the citation to the COUNTY officer on duty at the time, and, in the event the arrest
and confinement is for a state crime, the arresting officer shall furnish the Prosecuting
Attorney With a report so that a charging decision may be made on the first available business
day.
8. Transfer of Custody: CITY law enforcement officer placmg arrested persons m custody of
the COUNTY Jail shall be required to remain m the immediate presence of the arrested
person and shall be conSidered to have such person in their sole custody until the COUNTY
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booking officer receives the completed Authorization for Confinement form from the CITY
officer and the booking officer audIbly states that the prisoner is secured and at such time and
only then, WIll COUNTY come into custody of said pnsoner.
When custody of a CITY pnsoner is transferred to the COUNTY, the CITY prisoner shall be
subject to all applicable rules, regulation and standards governing operatton of the COUNTY
jail, including any emergency security rules imposed by the jail admimstrator subject to the
applicable rules of the Superior Court and Title 289 WAC. Any CITY police officer
delivenng a prisoner to the COUNTY JaIl shall comply with reasonable rules and regulations
of the COUNTY jail.
9. Release of City Prisoner from County Facilitv: No CITY prisoner confined in the COUNTY
facility subject to this agreement shall be released except: (a) when requested in writing by a
supervisory member of the CITY Police Department for purposes of full release to street or
other jaIl facility or for interviews by CITY police; (b) In compliance with orders of the court;
(c) for appearance in court; ; (d) if the pnsoner has served his or her sentence, or bailor other
recognizance has been posted as required.
10. Record Keeping:
A. COUNTY agrees to maintain a system of record keeping relative to the booking and
confinement of each CITY prisoner in such style and manner as equivalent to
COUNTY's records pertaining to its own prisoners. If not available through the
CITY's own records, the COUNTY shall make available, upon request, to the CITY
or its authorized representatives, copies of said records.
B. COUNTY also agrees to maIntain, and allow the CITY to inspect, records of all
revenue and expenditures pertaining to the confinement servIces provided for in this
agreement.
11. Posting of Bail: COUNTY agrees to act as agent for CITY In the receipt 0 f baIl posted
pertaining to CITY prisoners during other than normal workIng hours. COUNTY agrees to
dilIgently and timely delIver or turn over said bail bonds or monies to the appropriate Court.
12. CITY Access to Prisoners: All CITY police officers and investigators shall have the nght to
intemew the prisoners at any time inside the confines of the COUNTY jail, subject only to
necessary security rules. Interview rooms will be made available to CITY police officers in
equal priority with those of any other department, including the Sheriffs Department.
13. Equal Treatment of CITY Prisoners: CITY and COUNTY prisoners will be treated equally
for purposes 0 f extradItion, transportation, record keeping, a nd access to special detention
programs. During situatIons where jail population exceeds maximum capacity, policies
established relating to booking restrictions, acceptance of prisoners, and release of pnsoners
will treat CITY and COUNTY equally.
14. Indemnification: COUNTY assumes full responsibility for the health, safety and safekeeping of
all CITY prisoners while In the custody of COUNTY. The County shall indemnify and hold
harmless the City and its officers, agents and employees, or any of them, from any and all claims,
actions, suits, liability, loss, costs, expenses, and damages of any nature whatsoever, by reason of
or arising out of any negligent action or omISSIon of the County, ItS officers, agents, and
employees, or any of them. In the event that any suit based upon such a claim, action, loss, or
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damage is brought against the City, the County shall defend the same at Its sole cost and expense;
provided, that, the City retains the right to participate in said suit if any pnncip1e of governmental
or public law is involved; and if final judgment be rendered against the City and its officers,
agents, and employees, or any of them, or Jointly against the City and the County and their
respective officers, agents, and employees, or any of them, the County shall satisfy the same.
The City shall mdemnify and hold harmless the County and its elected officials, officers, agents,
and employees, or any of them, from any and all claims, actions, suits, liability, loss, costs,
expenses, and damages of any nature whatsoever, by reason of or arismg out of any neghgent act
or omission of the CIty, Its officers, agents, and employees, or any of them. In the event that any
suit based upon such a claim, actIOn, loss, or damage is brought against the County, the City shall
defend the same at its sole cost and expense; provided that the County retains the nght to
partiCIpate in said suit if any principle of governmental or public laws is mvo1ved; and if final
judgment be rendered against the County, and its officers, agents, and employees, or any of them,
or jointly against the County and the CIty and their respective officers, agents, and employees, or
any of them, the City shall satisfy the same.
In executing this agreement, the County does not assume liability or responsibility for or in any
way release the City from any liability or responsibility, which arises in whole or in part from the
existence or effect of City ordinances, rules or regulations. If any cause, claim, suit, action or
administrative proceeding is commenced in which the enforceability and/or validity of any such
City ordinance, rule or regulation is at issue, the CIty shall defend the same at its sole expense and
if judgment is entered or damages are awarded against the city, the County, or both, the City shall
satisfy the same, including all chargeable costs and attorney's fees.
The terms of Section 14 "Indemnification" shall survive the termination or expiration of this
Agreement.
15. Term: This Agreement shall commence on January 1,2007 and shall supersede all previous
contracts and agreements between the partIes relating to the jail and jail services. In accordance
with RCW 70.48, this agreement shall be in effect for a period of 10 (ten) years and may be
reviewed annually by agreement of the parties.
16. Termination: Any party wishing to terminate this agreement shall issue a written notice of intent
to terminate not less than ten (10) days prior to issuing the ninety (90) day termination notice
required by RCW 70.48.090. As per RCW 70.48.090, the notice shall state the grounds for
termination and the specific plans for accommodating the affected jail population. Upon receipt
of the written notice of intent to terminate, the parties will meet to confer on whether there are
steps that the non-terminating party can take in order to avoid a ninety (90) day termination
notice. Mter the ten (10) day period has run, the party desinng to terminate this agreement may
provide the other party ninety (90) days termination notice, as provided in RCW 70.48.090.
17. Limited Re-Ooener: The County or the City may request (a) twelve (12) months following the
signing of thIS agreement and every twelve (12) months thereafter, that the partIes meet to
negotiate a change to the charges and/or procedures applied in connection with medical and/or
psychiatric inmates; or (b) at any time following final resolution of the lawsuit entitled City of
Sequim, City of Forks v. Clallam County, Jefferson County cause number 05-2-00270-0, that the
parties meet to negotiate a change to the charges and/or procedures applied in connection with
medical and/or psychiatric inmates and/or any other matters m dispute at that time. In the event
such a request IS made, the parties agree to meet and negotiate in good faith on the issue(s).
However, ifno agreement is reached, the terms of this agreement will contmue to apply.
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18. DIsputes: Disputes that cannot be resolved by the representatives designated herein shall be
referred to the Sheriff and the City Manager or their desIgnees for settlement. If disputes are
not resolved by the parties within thirty (30) days of the referral, unless the parties agree to an
extension of time, the dispute shall be referred to an arbitrator who has been mutually agreed
upon by the CITY and COUNTY. Or if they cannot agree to an arbItrator, the parties may
apply to the p residing judge 0 f t he C lallam County S upenor Court for appointment 0 fan
arbItrator. The arbitrator's decision shall be final and binding on both parties. Each party
shall pay one-half of the arbitrator's fee. If mutual written consent to apply for the
appointment of an arbitrator is not reached, either party may seek court action to decIde the
disputed contract proVIsion.
19. Severability: I fa ny p rovislOn of thIS contract shall be held invalid, the remainder of this
contract shall not be affected thereby if such remainder would then continue to serve the
purposes and objectives of both parties.
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CLALLAM COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
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AGREEMENT FOR PRISONER CONFINEMENT SERVICES
This Agreement is made and entered into thisJ.t{th day of (Ji1~), 1996, by and between the COUNTY OF
CLALLAM, a political subdivision of the State of Washington (hereinafter "COUNTY"), and the CITY OF PORT
ANGELES, a municipal corporation (hereinafter "CITY").
REPRESENT A nONS:
I. County received funds from the State pursuant to Chapter 70.48 RCW for the purpose of construction of the
Clallam County Correctional Facility, a portion of which funding was provided on the basis that County would
house City's prisoners.
2. Pursuant to Chapters 39.34 and 70.48 RCW, COUNTY and CITY may enter into an Agreement, through their
respective legislative bodies, whereby COUNTY shall furnish jail facilities for CITY prisoners upon such terms
as may be mutually agreed upon.
3. Chapter 39.34 RCW specifies that cities are responsible for the incarceration of misdemeanor and gross
misdemeanor offenses committed by adults in their respective jurisdictions, and referred from their respective law
enforcement agencies, whether filed under state law or city ordinance, and must carry out this responsibility through
the use of their own courts, staff, and facilities, or by entering into contracts or interlocal agreements to provide
these services. Such contracts or interlocal agreements are required to take into account the anticipated costs of
services as well as the anticipated and potential revenues to fund the services, including fmes and fees, criminal
justice funding, and state authorized sales tax funding levied for criminal justice purposes.
4. The City and County agree that the terms and conditions set forth herein are an acceptable basis for the County
providing prisoner detention services, including jail and special detention arrangements, to the City for persons
committing misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor offenses withm the City limits.
AGREEMENTS:
I. The Availability of Adult Correctional Facilities: COUNTY agrees to furnish its facilities and personnel for the
confmement, processing, and related activities of CITY prisoners m the same manner and to the same extent as the
COUNTY furnishes said services for confmement, processing, and related activities of its own prisoners.
COUNTY jail facilities shall be made available and furnished for holding of CITY prisoners held upon arrest,
awaiting trial, and serving imposed jail terms,
2. Defmition of a CITY Prisoner: The term "CITY prisoner" as used in this Agreement shall mean a person arrested
by the CITY police and held and confmed in the County Corrections Facility, or otherwise held in detention as
provided in this agreement, pursuant to a violation of a CITY ordinance or a violation of a state law or ordinance
which designates the crime for which the person is held to be a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor. The term
"CITY prisoner" shall not include a person arrested for a felony offense by the CITY police, a person arrested on
a warrant issued by another jurisdiction or for charges initiated by a non City officer, or a person charged by the
prosecutor with a felony or an attempt to commit a felony even if there is a plea to or conviction of a lessor offense.
3. Prisoner Confmement Daily Fee:
A. Beginning January I, 1997, the CITY agrees to pay the COUNTY a daily fee for the housing of prisoners
in the County Corrections Facility based on the following formula. The daily confmement fee shall be
charged per prisoner for each calendar day or portion thereof, excluding the release day when a prisoner has
been confmed for more than one day.
(1) Total expenditures during the preceding twelve-month period from the following COUNTY budgets:
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a. Corrections Operation Budget minus capital expenditures and expenditures paid by any state sales
tax revenue or jail generated revenue, which revenue is dedIcated to the operation of the County
Correction Facility or other County confinement facility, operation, or activity;
b. 40% of Courthouse Maintenance Budget;
c. Health Department Jail Medical Services Budget (less expenditures for outside medical costs
including, but not limited to: inmate prescriptions, diagnostic testing (e.g., laboratory and x-ray),
physician and other specialist consultatIOns, ambulance transportation to hospitals, emergency room
examinations, durable medical equipment, and hospitalIzations);
d. Liability and Errors and OmIssions Insurance for Jail Facilities and Operations.
(2) Divided by: Total prisoner days defined as the actual total jail faCIlity prisoner population during the
preceding twelve-month period.
B. An annual prisoner confmement daily fee calculation in accordance WIth the above formula shall be utilized
as the basis for computing the next twelve months bIllings. For the first year, the total expenditures shall
include the period from January I, 1996 through September 30, 1996. For subsequent years, the total
expenditures and prisoner days shall include the previous twelve month period from September 1st through
August 31 st, and the County shall provide the CIty with the expenditure and prisoner day figures by the
following September 15th.
C. Prisoner fees shall be billed by the COUNTY each month and the CITY shall pay said fees within thirty days
of billing. In the event of a mistake, the next billIng after the mIstake is discovered will be adjusted
appropriately.
D. The total expenditures from the County Corrections OperatIOn budget, as used in calculatmg the prisoner
.. confmement daily fee, shall not exceed the annual Corrections Operations budget without the agreement of
the County Administrator and the City Manager, prOVIded that if the County Administrator and City
Manager cannot agree, then the matter shall be referred to the Board of County Commissioners for fmal
determination.
E. When a City prisoner is being held on charges orIgInatIng from another local government within Clallam
County, the daily fee shall be divided by the number of governmental jurisdictions for which the City
prisoner is being held.
4. Partial Confmement and Alternative Confinement Programs.
City prisoners shall be considered for County alternative and partial confinement programs on an equal basis with
County prisoners, and subject to the same rules and regulatIOns, as well as potential sanctIOns, for program rule
violations. A representative of the City shall sit on the screening committee that determines an offender's
participation. Prisoner participation in such programs may be lImited to an operational capa~ity as identified by
the County. Alternative and partial confmement programs shall include, but not be limited to, Work Release, Work
Crew and Electronic Home Monitoring.
Where offenders pay a fee to the County for program partICipation, such fees shall be deducted from the
confmement daily fee calculation. Where offenders partiCipate in a home detention/electronic mOnItoring program,
the City shall not be charged the prisoner confinement daily fee as set forth in paragraph 3.
The City has the option of paying for indigent City prIsoner participation in partIal or alternative programs, at the
same rate that the prisoner would have paid, includIng any associated program fees, such as equipment set up fees
and costs involved in substance abuse detection (UA).
Where City prisoners are in a Work Crew assignment, they shall first be assigned to the City Community Service
Program, until such time as the program reaches its operational capacity, and then assigned to other County
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sanctioned Work Crew projects. When assigned to the City program, the safety, supervision, transportation and
care of the prisoner shall be the responsibility of the CIty.
The City shall retain the right to establish its own partml or alternative confinement programs.
5. Designated Administrators and Advisory Board:
A. The Clallam County Sheriff in consultation WIth the Port Angeles Chief of Police shall administer this
agreement pursuant to RCW 39.34.030(4)(a). Each administrator or designee will consult with each other
quarterly regarding costs, fees, and charges and regarding changes in policies, practices, or procedures,
which may affect the responsibilities of the other, and WIll try to resolve disputes between themselves or
through their designated representatives.
B. In the administration of this agreement, the SherIff In consultatIOn WIth the Port Angeles Police Chief shall
be advised, and shall give due consideration to the recommendations of, an advisory board that shall be
known as the "Clallam County Prisoner Confinement AdVIsory Board" The specific dutIes of the advisory
board shall be to provide consultation and recommendatIons on matters relating to policy, budgeting,
planning; and operations of the County CorrectIOns FacIlIty and other detention facilities/programs as
provided for in this agreement. The adVISOry board shall consist of the following members: County
Administrator's representative, Port Angeles City Manager's representative, SeqUlm CIty Manager's
representative, citizen representative from the west end of Clallam County, citizen representative from
central Clallam County who is a reSIdent of the CIty of Port Angeles, and a citizen representative from the
east end of Clallam County.
The citizen representatives shall be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners. The composition of
the advisory board may be reviewed annually in January dUrIng which time consideration may be given to
changing and/or continuing specific members of the committee
6. Outside Medical Costs: Outside medical costs for emergency or necessary health care for CITY prisoners shall be
paid for in accordance with RCW 70.48.130. The speCIfic payment process shall be as follows:
A. The County shall be responsible for initial payment to the medIcal care provider.
B. As part of the screening process upon booking or preparatIon of an inmate into jail, the County shall identify
general information concerning the inmate's ability to pay for medIcal care, Including insurance or other
medical benefits or resources to which the Inmate IS entItled The County shall make this information
available to the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), the City, and any provider of health care
services.
C. The County shall notify the City prior to outSIde medical care being provided for a City prisoner; provided,
however, that when emergency medical care IS reqUired In life-threatening circumstances, the notification
may occur as soon as practicable.
D. Ifthe confined person is eligible under DSHS medIcal care programs as authorized under Chapter 74.09
RCW, the County shall provide DSHS WIth the health care bIlling Information and shall request payment
of the bill(s) in accordance with RCW 70 48 130
E. If the confmed person has health insurance, medical benefits, or other resources to which the person is
entitled, the County shall provide such resource with the health care billing information and shall request
payment of the bill(s) in accordance with RCW 70 48 130
F. After payment or rejection of payment, either In WrIting or verbally, by DSHS, the health msurance provider,
or any other provider of resources to which the inmate is entitled, the County may provide the health care
billing information, and all information related to the County's efforts to obtain payment or reimbursement
for such billing, to the City. Within thirty days of such notice and information from the County, the City
shall reimburse the County for such payment as has not already been made by DSHS or any other resource
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available to the inmate.
G. The City shall have the right to obtaIn reimbursement from the confined person for the health care costs not
provided by DSHS, including the right to obtall1 reimbursement from any insurance program or from other
medical benefit programs available to the confined person Additionally, the City shall have whatever civil
or criminal remedies are available by law to recover the costs of medIcal care provided to the inmate or paid
by the City. Nothing in this agreement shall limit any eXlstll1g rIghts of any party, mcluding the County,
City, and medical care provider, against the person receivIng the health care for the cost of the care provided.
7. Transportation: The CITY shall be responsible for transportatIOn of all ItS prisoners to the JaIl faCIlities for initial
booking. If the prisoner requires medical attention wIthIn four hours of booking, the City shall be responsible for
transport. If the City has its own Municipal Court, then the City shall be responsible for transportation of all its
prisoners from the jail facilities for all appearances 111 the MunIcipal Court
8. Copy of Arrest Warrant or Citation: CITY law enforcement officers plaCIng misdemeanor-charged prisoners in the
COUNTY jail shall, in every instance, furnish an arrest warrant or a copy of the citation to the COUNTY officer
on duty at the time, and, in the event the arrest and confinement IS for a state CrIme. the arrestmg officer shall
furnish the Prosecuting Attorney with a report so that a chargll1g deCISIOn may be made on the first available
business day.
9. Transfer of Custody: CITY law enforcement officers plaCIng arrested persons 111 custody of the COUNTY jail shall
be required to remain in the immediate presence of the arrested person and shall be considered to have such person
in their sole custody until the COUNTY bookll1g officer receives the completed AuthorizatIOn for Confinement
(Form CCSD 138) from the CITY officer and audibly states that the prIsoner IS secured and at such time and only
then, will COUNTY come into custody of SaId prIsoner
When custody of a CITY prisoner is transferred to the COUNTY, the CITY prisoner shall be subject to all
applicable rules, regulations and standards governing operation of the COUNTY jail, including any emergency
" "'. security rules imposed by the jail administrator subject to the applicable rules of the SuperIor Court and Title 289
WAC. Any CITY police officer delivering a prIsoner to the COUNTY JaIl shall comply with reasonable rules and
regulations of the COUNTY jail.
10. Release of City Prisoner from County FaCIlity No CITY prIsoner confined m the COUNTY facility subject to this
agreement shall be released except: (a) when requested by a member of the CITY Police Department; (b) in
compliance with orders of the court in those matters In which the courts have JUrIsdictIOn, (c) for appearance in
court; (d) for interviews by CITY police or attorneys, (e) If the prIsoner has served hiS or her sentence or the charge
pending against said prisoner has been dismissed, or baIl or other recognizance has been posted as required; or (f)
as determined by the Sheriff as part of a plan to reduce prIsoner population as a result of faCIlity overcrowding.
11. Record Keeping:
A. COUNTY agrees to maintaIn a system of record keepll1g relative to the booking and confinement of each
CITY prisoner in such style and manner as equivalent to COUNTY's records pertamll1g to ItS own prisoners.
The COUNTY shall make available, upon request, to the CITY or ItS authOrIzed representatives, copies of
said records. Upon disposition of a City case, the CITY agrees to timely report the dispositIOn of such case
to the County in order to facilitate the County's mall1tenance of up-to-date criminal dispOSitIOn records.
B. COUNTY also agrees to maintain, and allow the CITY to lI1spect, records of all revenue and expenditures
pertaining to the confinement services provided for 111 tillS agreement
12. Posting of Bail: COUNTY agrees to act as agent for CITY In the receipt of bail posted pertaming to CITY
prisoners. During other than normal workll1g hours, COUNTY agrees to diligently and timely deliver or turn over
said bail bonds or monies to the District or Municipal Court
13. CITY Access to Prisoners: All CITY police officers and II1vestIgators shall have the right to intervIew the prisoners
at any time inside the confmes of the County jail, subject only to necessary security rules. Interview rooms will
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be made available to CITY police officers in equal priority with those of any other department, including the
Sheriff s Department.
14. Equal Treatment of CITY Prisoners: CITY and COUNTY prisoners will be treated equally for purposes of
extradition, transportation, record keeping, and access to special detention programs. During situations where jail
population exceeds maximum capacity, policies established relating to booking restrictions, acceptance of prisoners,
and release of prisoners will treat CITY and COUNTY equally.
15. Hold Harmless Agreement: COUNTY assumes full responsibility for the health, safety and safekeeping of all CITY
prisoners while in the custody of COUNTY. COUNTY agrees to indemnify and defend CITY against and hold
CITY harmless from any liability, claims or causes of action which may arise as a result of the performance by
COUNTY of its responsibilities under the terms of the Agreement.
CITY agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the COUNTY, its officials and employees against all demands
and causes of action related to the County's performance of its responsibilities under this Agreement, resulting from
any alleged illegality by the CITY, its officials and employees, regarding the transportation of CITY prisoners to
and from the COUNTY facility by CITY personnel, the lawfulness of housing any CITY prisoner in the COUNTY
facility, including but not limited to, false arrest, unlawful imprisonment and writs of habeas corpus proceedings,
and the performance by the CITY of its responsibilities under this Agreement.
16. Duration of Agreement: This Agreement shall be effective on January 1, 1997, and said Agreement shall, in
accordance with Chapter 70.48.RCW, be in effect for a period often (10) years. This Agreement will be opened
for renegotiation every two years. The Agreement may be terminated only upon mutual consent between the CITY
and COUNTY or in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 70.48 RCW.
17. Disputes: Disputes relating to the interpretation or administration of this agreement that cannot be resolved by the
representatives designated herein shall be referred to the Sheriff and the City Manager or their designees for
settlement. Disputes related to paragraph 3 that cannot be resolved by the representatives designated herein shall
be referred to the County Administrator and City Manager or their designees for settlement. Except for disputes
pursuant to Section 3D, if disputes are not resolved by the designees set forth herein within thirty days of the
referral, the CITY and COUNTY shall by mutual written consent agree to the appointment of an arbitrator, or if
they cannot agree to an arbitrator, may apply to the presiding judge of the Clallam County Superior Court for
appointment of an arbitrator. The arbitrator's decision shall be [mal and binding on both parties. Each party shall
pay one-half of the arbitrator's fee. If mutual written consent to apply for the appointment of an arbitrator is not
reached, either party may seek court action to decide the disputed contract provision.
18. Severability: If any provision of this contract shall be held invalid, the remainder of this contract shall not be
affected thereby if such remainder would then continue to serve the purposes and objectives of both parties.
DATEDthis~dayof ~ ,1996.
C20FPOR~ES .
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