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Home My WebLink About5.882 Original Contract 5. g'8'~ INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PORT ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE SEQUIM POLICE DEPARTMENT REGARDING PATROL K-9 SERVICES WHEREAS, RCW Chapter 39.34 (Interlocal Cooperation Act) permits local governments to make the most efficient use of their powers and resources by authorizing them to enter into agreements with each other, in order to provide services and facilities in a manner best serving the needs and development of their local communities; and WHEREAS, the Sequim Police Department is charged with the protection of all persons and property within Sequim; and is the prime provider of mutual aid and emergency first response services in East Clallam County to the Clallam County Sheriff s Office and Washington State Patrol; and WHEREAS, the Sequim Police Department 20 12 Strategic Plan has identified the operational need for patrol K-9 services; and WHEREAS, training is an integral part of the operation of a patrol K-9 program; and WHEREAS, the Port Angeles Police Department has long had a police patrol K-9 program and employs a trainer recognized by the Washington State K-9 Association as a K-9 trainer; and WHEREAS, the City of Port Angeles is willing to provide K-9 training to the City ofSequim K-9 personnel locally. NOW, THEREFORE, the undersigned jurisdictions agree as follows: 1. The Sequim Police Department is seeking professional, cost-effective and State recognized police K-9 training services. A. By contracting for these training services with the City of Port Angeles, the City of Sequim will save approximately 12 weeks of per diem, lodging costs and travel totaling approximately $10,000. B. These training services must meet or exceed all requirements set forth by the Washington State K-9 Association, and the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission, as well as all applicable RCW and WAC requirements. -1- 2. Port Angeles Police Department responsibilities: A. Services of a K-9 Instructor to provide a mInImUm of 400 hours of documented training; and B. Facilities, training equipment, and personnel will all be located within Clallam County. 3. Mutual benefits: A. Improve and enhance communication, deployment, support and training for police K-9 units; and B. Provide cost effective, locally based K-9 training. 4. K-9 Training Agreement: A. Purpose. The Port Angeles Police Department will provide K -9 training for the Sequim Police Department (Officer Hill and K-9 Chase) at their location. This Attachment outlines agreed upon roles and responsibilities between the Port Angeles Police Department and the Sequim Police Department for the training and support ofK-9 training. B. Part I - Sequim Police Department Responsibilities. 1. The Sequim Police Department will supply Officer Hill and K-9 Chase to be available for the 400 hours oftraining within the allotted training time. The training will commence on or about April 15, 2008 and will continue until Officer Hill and K-9Chase are trained in accord with WAC and Washington State K-9 Standards. 11. The Sequim Police Department will pay the Port Angeles Police Department the sum of $5,000 for training. C. Part II - Port Angeles Police Department Responsibilities. 1. The Port Angeles Police Department agrees to provide a Trainer that is recognized by the Washington State K-9 Association to conductthe training for Officer K-9 Chase and Officer Hill of the Sequim Police Department. The Training Officer will make periodic reports on the progress of training for Officer Hill and K-9 Officer Chase to the Sequim Police Department. -2- ,- 11. The Port Angeles Police Department will provide the location of training and all of the training material. The training will be conducted in an environment that meets the standards of the Washington State K-9 Association. 111. At the conclusion of training P APD will schedule WSPCA canine testing and evaluation for Officer Hill and K-9 Chase. 5. Term. This agreement shall take effect April 15, 2008 and shall continue in effect until completion of training. Such term may be extended by the mutual agreement of the parties hereto for up to two (2) one-year periods. Either party may terminate this Agreement by giving thirty (30) days written notice of the other. 6. Hold Harmless. Each party to this Agreement shall be responsible for its own acts and/or omissions and those of its officers, employees, and volunteers. 7. Contact Persons. The parties stipulate that the following persons shall be the contact person for their respective jurisdiction: A. City of Sequim: Robert Spinks, Chief of Police Sequim Police Department 609 W. Washington St. Sequim, W A 98382 Phone: (360) 683-7227 Email: rspinks@ci.sequim.wa.us B. City of Port Angeles: Terry Gallagher, Chief of Police City of Port Angeles P.O. Box 1170 - 321 E. 5th Street Port Angeles, W A 98362 Phone: (360) 417-4901 Email: tgallagher@cityofpa.us 8. Nothing herein shall require or be interpreted to waive any defense arising out of RCW Title 51. 9. General Provisions: A. Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains all of the terms with respect to any matter covered or mentioned in this Agreement. -3- .- B. Modification. No provision of this Agreement may be modified except by written agreement signed by the Parties. C. Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Parties' successors in interest and assigns. D. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is declared invalid or illegal shall in no way affect or invalidate any other provision. E. Default. In the event that either of the Parties defaults on the performance of any terms of this Agreement, the other party may notify the party in default in writing and demand that cure of said default be made within 10 days. If said default is not cured within that time, the non-defaulting party is relieved of further responsibilities and may seek legal redress. F Venue. The venue for any dispute related to this Agreement shall be Clallam County, Washington. G. Waiver. Failure of the Agency to declare any breach or default immediately upon the occurrence thereof, or delay in taking any action in connection with, shall not waive such breach or default. H. Performance. Time is of the essence of this Agreement and each and all of its provisions in which performance is a factor. 10. Governance: This Agreement is entered into pursuant to and under the authority granted by the laws of the State of Washington and any applicable federal laws. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed to conform to those laws. TillS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT is executed by the persons signing below who warrant that they have the authority to execute the Agreement. CITY OF SEQUlM BY:~ Robert Spinks, Chief of olice CITY OF PORT ANGELES By: ~ ~ G~~raun, May~r ... L..__ Date: ~ Ph \ ~D , 2008 Date:~....~ lfJ ,2008 4 ,- Attest: ~~fr Attest: B~ff;Uc~~ - Approved as to form: ~r;~ Craig A. Ritchie, City Attorney ~d as to fom: . !j;%~ ennis C. Dickson, Senior Assistant City Attorney G ILegal_ BackupIAGREEMENTS&CONTRACTS\2008 Agmts&ContractslSeqUlm PD K.9 Patrol Interlocal 040708 wpd -5- .,..," This Interlocal Agreement authorized by the Sequim City Council at a regular meeting held on the lih day of May 2008. CITY OF SEQUIM ~0k By: Laura / UbOlS, :N1ayor Date: ~ ).:s , 2008 6