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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5.454 Original Contract ri CITY OF FORKS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR PRISONER CONFINEMENT SERVICES This Agreement is made and entered into this 1st day of JUNE, 2013, by and between the CITY OF FORKS, a municipal corporation (hereinafter "FORKS"), and the CITY OF PORT ANGELES, a municipal corporation (hereinafter "CITY"). REPRESENTATIONS: 1. Pursuant to Chapters 39.34 and 70.48 RCW; FORKS and CITY may enter into an agreement, through their respective legislative bodies, whereby FORKS shall furnish jail facilities for CITY prisoners upon such terms as may be mutually agreed upon. 2. 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 fines and fees, criminal justice funding, and state authorized sales tax funding levied for criminal justice purposes. 3. CITY and FORKS agree that the terms and conditions set forth herein are an acceptable basis for FORKS providing prisoner jail services to CITY for persons committing misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor offenses within CITY limits. AGREEMENTS: 1. Availability and Funding of Adult Correctional Facilities and Services: FORKS agrees to house, care for, and provide for the welfare and safekeeping of CITY prisoners within its facilities. In so doing, FORKS agrees to furnish its facilities and personnel for the confinement, processing, and related services for CITY prisoners in the same manner and to the same extent as FORKS furnishes said services for confinement, processing, and related activities of its own prisoners. FORKS jail facilities shall be made available and furnished for holding of CITY prisoners serving imposed jail terms, subject to the conditions herein. Said facilities and services shall meet the requirements of all applicable state and federal laws. 2. Definition of a CITY Prisoner: The term "CITY prisoner" as used in this Agreement shall mean a person arrested by CITY police and held and confined in the FORKS Jail, 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 which designates the crime -1- 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 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 Confinement Daily Fee: A. Beginning 1 June 2013, CITY agrees to pay FORKS a daily per inmate fee for the housing of prisoners in the FORKS Jail. The daily confinement fee shall be charged per prisoner for each calendar day or portion thereof, excluding the release day when a prisoner has been confined for more than one day. The base daily rate shall be $45.00 each on a daily basis, FORKS will house any CITY prisoner who has a court commitment of 365 days at the special daily rate of $40.00 each day. B.This rate shall be adjusted annually, based on the Seattle CPI U. The first annual adjustment will be effective JUNE1, 2014 and each year thereafter. C. Prisoner fees shall be billed by FORKS each month and CITY shall pay said fees within 30 days of billing. In the event of an error, the next billing after the error was discovered, it will be adjusted appropriately. 4. Partial Confinement and Alternative Confinement Programs: CITY prisoners shall be considered for FORKS alternative and partial confinement programs on an equal basis with FORKS prisoners, and subject to the same rules and regulations, as well as potential sanctions, for program rule violations. Prisoner participation in such programs may be limited to an operational capacity as identified by FORKS. Alternative and partial confinement programs shall include, but not be limited to, Work Release and Work Crew. It is understood by the parties that the term alternative confinement programs shall not include electronic home monitoring. The City of Forks Jail, in cooperation with Peninsula Community College, offers a GED program to those inmates wishing to genuinely earn their GED. Where offenders pay a fee to FORKS for program participation, such fees shall be deducted from the confinement daily fee. Where CITY prisoners are in a FORKS Work Crew assignment, they shall be credited with ten days "good time" for each 30 days that they are assigned to the Work Crew. If the prisoner is not on a work crew or special program that prisoner is eligible for five days good time per thirty days served. "Good time" is earned, and not automatically "given", once housed in Forks. 5. Designated Administrators: The FORKS Police Chief in consultation with the CITY Attorney or his or her designee shall administer this agreement. Each administrator or designee may 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. 6. Medical Costs: Medical costs for emergency or necessary health care for CITY prisoners shall be the responsibility of CITY. CITY retains the option to contract with medical providers to provide medical services to CITY prisoners. FORKS will not transport outside of FORKS city limits for medical appointments, this will be borne by CITY if such a medical transport is necessary. FORKS shall notify 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. No Waiver of Right to Seek Reimbursement. The above paragraphs relating to medical costs are intended solely to define the obligations between the parties to this agreement. Nothing contained within the provisions of this agreement shall be construed to waive the rights of either party to seek reimbursement for costs from the department of social and health services, or from the prisoner, or any other responsible third-party. 7. Transportation: Transportation of CITY prisoners to the FORKS jail facilities will be provided by the FORKS Police Department as needed, but not to exceed one time per calendar week. FORKS Police Department, will travel to a mutually agreed upon location for the pick-up. The one-way rate for transportation shall be included in the daily prisoner rate. Upon release of CITY prisoners, FORKS may transport the prisoner to the Forks Transit Center. A one-way ticket toward the CITY area may be issued to the released prisoner. If the prisoner is needed for Court during incarceration in the FORKS jail, it will be the responsibility of CITY to transport the prisoner from FORKS jail to Court, and return. 8. Transfer of Custody: When the CITY law enforcement officers are placing arrested persons in custody of FORKS, at a designated meet point between the parties or at the Forks jail, the City officer 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 FORKS booking officer audibly states that the prisoner is secured; at such time and only then, will FORKS come into custody of said prisoner. When custody of a CITY prisoner is transferred to FORKS, the CITY prisoner shall be subject to all applicable rules, regulations and standards governing operation of the FORKS jail, including any emergency security rules imposed by the FORKS Chief of -3- Police or designee. Any CITY police officer delivering a prisoner to FORKS jail shall comply with reasonable rules and regulations of the FORKS jail. 9. Release of CITY Prisoner from FORKS Jail: No CITY prisoner confined in the FORKS jail subject to this agreement shall be released except: (a) when requested by a member of 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 (f) as determined by the FORKS Chief of Police as part of a plan to reduce prisoner population as a result of facility overcrowding. 10. Record Keeping: FORKS 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 FORKS's records pertaining to its own prisoners. FORKS shall make available, upon request, to CITY or its authorized representatives, copies of said records. 11. CITY Access to Prisoners: All CITY police officers, investigators and the prisoner's legal counsel shall have the right to interview the prisoners at any time inside the confines of the FORKS 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. 12. Equal Treatment of CITY Prisoners: CITY and FORKS 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, FORKS retains priority for the housing of FORKS prisoners. FORKS will notify CITY if prisoner(s) are to be released due to situations where jail population exceeds maximum capacity and give CITY an opportunity to transport prisoner to another jail facility. When known, FORKS will notify CITY if the jail population exceeds maximum capacity prior to the transportation of new prisoners to the facility pursuant to paragraph 7 above. 13. Hold Harmless Agreement. A. FORKS assumes full responsibility for the welfare, safety and safekeeping of all CITY prisoners while in the custody of FORKS. FORKS agrees to hold harmless, indemnify, and defend CITY its elected officials, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all suits, actions, claims, liability, damages, judgments, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) (also including but not limited to claims related to alleged mistreatment, injury, or death to any prisoner, or loss or damage to prisoner property while in FORKS' custody) which result from or arise out of the -4- negligence of FORKS, its elected officials, officers, employees, and agents in connection with or incidental to the performance or non-performance of FORKS' services, duties and obligations under this Agreement. B. The CITY agrees to hold harmless, indemnify, and defend FORKS its elected officials, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all suits, actions, claims, liability, damages, judgments, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) (also including but not limited to a claim of false arrest, unlawful imprisonment and writs of habeas corpus proceedings) which result from or arise out of the negligence of CITY, its elected officials, officers, employees, and agents in connection with or incidental to the performance or non-performance of CITY's services, duties and obligations under this Agreement. C. In the event that the officials, officers, agents, and/or employees of both FORKS and the CITY are concurrently negligent, each party shall be liable for its contributory share of negligence for any resulting suits, actions, claims, liability, damages, judgments, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees). D. Nothing contained in this section of this Agreement shall be construed to create a liability or a right of indemnification by any third party. E. The provisions of this section shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement with respect to any event occurring prior to such expiration or termination. 14. Duration of Agreement: Subject to the provisions of RCW 39.34.040, this Agreement shall be effective on 1 June 2013, and said Agreement shall be in effect for a period of three years. This Agreement will be renegotiated every three years. The Agreement may be terminated upon written notice by either party with a minimum 90 days notice. The notice shall state the grounds for the termination and the specific plans for accommodating the affected jail population (per RCW 70.48.090 as amended). Pursuant to RCW 39.34.040, each party shall be responsible for recording a copy of this agreement with their County auditor and/or posting this agreement on the agency's web-site. 15. 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 FORKS Mayor and CITY Mayor or their designees for settlement. 16. Joint Undertaking or Separate Entity: Pursuant to the requirements of RCW 39.34.030(3), the parties specify the following: 1) no new or separate legal or administrative entity is created by the provisions of this agreement; 2) the parties to this Agreement are each responsible for their own duties under this agreement; 3) no -5- joint financing or budget is required; and 4) and no real or personal property will be jointly acquired by the parties under this Agreement. All property owned by each of the parties shall remain its sole property to hold and dispose of in its sole discretion. 17. Non-Delegation/Non-Assignment: Neither party may delegate the performance of any contractual obligation, to a third party, unless mutually agreed in writing. Neither party may assign this agreement without the written consent of the other party. 18. Each Agency's officers, agents, nor employees are employees of the individual Agency for any purpose including responsibility for any federal or state tax, industrial insurance or Social Security liability. No provision of services under this Agreement shall give rise to any claim of career service or civil service right, which may accrue to an employee of the Agency under any applicable law, rule, or regulation. 19. 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. DATED this�'Si day ofiLi �/ 2013. DATED this �IS+day of ( 2013. City of Forks a City of Port Angeles . y l � —Al 1 - 0# a� • M. . Mayor - / i hie of Police • -olice APPROVED AS TO FORM: APP VED AS TO RM: cot ity Attorney City Attorney -6- CITY OF FORKS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR PRISONER CONFINEMENT SERVICES This Agreement is made and entered into this 1st day of June, 2010, by and between the CITY OF FORKS, a municipal corporation (hereinafter "FORKS and the CITY OF PORT ANGELES, a municipal corporation (hereinafter "CITY REPRESENTATIONS: 1. Pursuant to Chapters 39.34 and 70.48 RCW, FORKS and CITY may enter into an agreement, through their respective legislative bodies, whereby FORKS shall furnish jail facilities for CITY prisoners upon such terms as may be mutually agreed upon. 2. 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 fines and fees, criminal justice funding, and state authorized sales tax funding levied for criminal justice purposes. 3. CITY and FORKS agree that the terms and conditions set forth herein are an acceptable basis for FORKS providing prisoner jail services to CITY for persons committing misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor offenses within CITY limits. AGREEMENTS: 1. Availability and Funding of Adult Correctional Facilities and Services: FORKS agrees to house, care for, and provide for the welfare and safekeeping of CITY prisoners within its facilities. In so doing, FORKS agrees to furnish its facilities and personnel for the confinement, processing, and related services for CITY prisoners in the same manner and to the same extent as FORKS furnishes said services for confinement, processing, and related activities of its own prisoners. FORKS jail facilities shall be made available and furnished for holding of CITY prisoners serving imposed jail terms, subject to the conditions herein. Said facilities and services shall meet the requirements of all applicable state and federal laws. 2. Definition of a CITY Prisoner: The term "CITY prisoner" as used in this Agreement shall mean a person arrested by CITY police and held and confined in the FORKS Jail, 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 which designates the crime for which the person is held to be a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor. The term 3. Prisoner Confinement Daily Fee: "CITY prisoner" shall not include a person arrested for a felony offense by 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. A. Beginning 1 June 2010, CITY agrees to pay FORKS a daily per inmate fee for the housing of prisoners in the FORKS Jail. The daily confinement fee shall be charged per prisoner for each calendar day or portion thereof, excluding the release day when a prisoner has been confined for more than one day. The base daily rate shall be $45.00 each on a daily basis, FORKS will house any CITY prisoner who has a court commitment of 365 days at the special daily rate of $40.00 each day. B. This rate shall be adjusted annually, based on the Seattle CPI U. The first annual adjustment will be effective June 1, 2011 and each year thereafter. C. Prisoner fees shall be billed by FORKS each month and CITY shall pay said fees within 30 days of billing. In the event of an error, the next billing after the error was discovered, it will be adjusted appropriately. 4. Partial Confinement and Alternative Confinement Proarams: CITY prisoners shall be considered for FORKS alternative and partial confinement programs on an equal basis with FORKS prisoners, and subject to the same rules and regulations, as well as potential sanctions, for program rule violations. Prisoner participation in such programs may be limited to an operational capacity as identified by FORKS. Alternative and partial confinement programs shall include, but not be limited to, Work Release and Work Crew. It is understood by the parties that the term alternative confinement programs shall not include electronic home monitoring. The City of Forks Jail, in cooperation with Peninsula Community College, offers a GED program to those inmates wishing to genuinely earn their GED. Where offenders pay a fee to FORKS for program participation, such fees shall be deducted from the confinement daily fee. Where CITY prisoners are in a FORKS Work Crew assignment, they shall be credited with five days "good time" for each 30 days that they are assigned to the Work Crew. If the prisoner is not on a work crew or special program that prisoner is eligible for five days good time per thirty days served. "Good time" is earned, and not automatically "given once housed in Forks. -2- 5. Desianated Administrators: The FORKS Police Chief in consultation with the CITY Police Chief shall administer this agreement. Each administrator or designee may 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. 6. Medical Costs: Medical costs for emergency or necessary health care for CITY prisoners shall be the responsibility of CITY. CITY retains the option to contract with medical providers to provide medical services to CITY prisoners. FORKS will not transport outside of FORKS city limits for medical appointments, this will be borne by CITY if such a medical transport is necessary. FORKS shall notify 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. No Waiver of Right to Seek Reimbursement. The above paragraphs relating to medical costs are intended solely to define the obligations between the parties to this agreement. Nothing contained within the provisions of this agreement shall be construed to waive the rights of either party to seek reimbursement for costs from the department of social and health services, or from the prisoner, or any other responsible third -party. 7. Transportation: Transportation of CITY prisoners to the FORKS jail facilities will be provided by the FORKS Police Department as needed, but not to exceed one time per calendar week. FORKS Police Department, will travel to a mutually agreed upon location for the pick -up. The one -way rate for transportation shall be included in the daily prisoner rate. Upon release of CITY prisoners, FORKS may transport the prisoner to the Forks Transit Center. A one -way ticket toward the CITY area may be issued to the released prisoner. If the prisoner is needed for Court during incarceration in the FORKS jail, it will be the responsibility of CITY to transport the prisoner from FORKS jail to Court, and return. 8. Transfer of Custody: When the CITY law enforcement officers are placing arrested persons in custody of FORKS, at a designated meet point between the parties or at the Forks jail, the City officer 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 FORKS booking officer audibly states that the prisoner is secured; at such time and only then, will FORKS come into custody of said prisoner. When custody of a CITY prisoner is transferred to FORKS, the CITY prisoner shall be subject to all applicable rules, regulations and standards governing operation of the FORKS jail, including any emergency security rules imposed by the FORKS Chief of -3- Police or designee. Any CITY police officer delivering a prisoner to FORKS jail shall comply with reasonable rules and regulations of the FORKS jail. 9. Release of CITY Prisoner from FORKS Jail: No CITY prisoner confined in the FORKS jail subject to this agreement shall be released except. (a) when requested by a member of 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 (f) as determined by the FORKS Chief of Police as part of a plan to reduce prisoner population as a result of facility overcrowding. 10. Record Keeping: FORKS 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 FORKS's records pertaining to its own prisoners. FORKS shall make available, upon request, to CITY or its authorized representatives, copies of said records. 11. CITY Access to Prisoners: All CITY police officers, investigators and the prisoner's legal counsel shall have the right to interview the prisoners at any time inside the confines of the FORKS 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. 12. Eaual Treatment of CITY Prisoners: CITY and FORKS 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, FORKS retains priority for the housing of FORKS prisoners. FORKS will notify CITY if prisoner(s) are to be released due to situations where jail population exceeds maximum capacity and give CITY an opportunity to transport prisoner to another jail facility. When known, FORKS will notify CITY if the jail population exceeds maximum capacity prior to the transportation of new prisoners to the facility pursuant to paragraph 7 above. 13. Hold Harmless Agreement. A. FORKS assumes full responsibility for the welfare, safety and safekeeping of all CITY prisoners while in the custody of FORKS. FORKS agrees to hold harmless, indemnify, and defend CITY its elected officials, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all suits, actions, claims, liability, damages, judgments, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) (also including but not limited to claims related to alleged mistreatment, injury, or death to any prisoner, or loss or damage to prisoner property while in FORKS' custody) which result from or arise out of the -4- negligence of FORKS, its elected officials, officers, employees, and agents in connection with or incidental to the performance or non performance of FORKS' services, duties and obligations under this Agreement. B. The CITY agrees to hold harmless, indemnify, and defend FORKS its elected officials, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all suits, actions, claims, liability, damages, judgments, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) (also including but not limited to a claim of false arrest, unlawful imprisonment and writs of habeas corpus proceedings) which result from or arise out of the negligence of CITY, its elected officials, officers, employees, and agents in connection with or incidental to the performance or non performance of CITY's services, duties and obligations under this Agreement. C. In the event that the officials, officers, agents, and /or employees of both FORKS and the CITY are concurrently negligent, each party shall be liable for its contributory share of negligence for any resulting suits, actions, claims, liability, damages, judgments, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees). D. Nothing contained in this section of this Agreement shall be construed to create a liability or a right of indemnification by any third party. E. The provisions of this section shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement with respect to any event occurring prior to such expiration or termination. 14. Duration of Agreement: Subject to the provisions of RCW 39.34.040, this Agreement shall be effective on 1 June 2010, and said Agreement shall be in effect for a period of three years. This Agreement will be renegotiated every three years. The Agreement may be terminated upon written notice by either party with a minimum 90 days notice. The notice shall state the grounds for the termination and the specific plans for accommodating the affected jail population (per RCW 70.48.090 as amended). Pursuant to RCW 39.34.040, each party shall be responsible for recording a copy of this agreement with their County auditor and /or posting this agreement on the agency's web -site. 15. 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 FORKS Mayor and CITY Mayor or their designees for settlement. 16. Joint Undertaking or Separate Entity: Pursuant to the requirements of RCW 39.34.030(3), the parties specify the following: 1) no new or separate legal or administrative entity is created by the provisions of this agreement; 2) the parties to this Agreement are each responsible for their own duties under this agreement; 3) no -5- joint financing or budget is required; and 4) and no real or personal property will be jointly acquired by the parties under this Agreement. All property owned by each of the parties shall remain its sole property to hold and dispose of in its sole discretion. 17. Non Deleaation /Non Assianment: Neither party may delegate the performance of any contractual obligation, to a third party, unless mutually agreed in writing. Neither party may assign this agreement without the written consent of the other party. 18. Each Agency's officers, agents, nor employees are employees of the individual Agency for any purpose including responsibility for any federal or state tax, industrial insurance or Social Security liability. No provision of services under this Agreement shall give rise to any claim of career service or civil service right, which may accrue to an employee of the Agency under any applicable law, rule, or regulation. 19. Severabilitv: 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. DATED this l day of TLX 2010. DATED this day of 2010. City Of Forks Mayor Chief of Police Cit Port Angeles C lv, Mayor L U24 I iA of Police a APPRfDVED AS TO F City Attorney 5. l../ 5<-1 FORKS CITY JAIL AGREEMENT FOR PRISONER CONFINEMENT SERVICES This Agreement is made and entered into this 1st day of March, 2009, by and between the CITY OF FORKS, a municipal corporation (hereinafter "FORKS"), and the CITY OF PORT ANGELES, a municipal corporation (hereinafter "PORT ANGELES"). REPRESENTATIONS: 1. Pursuant to Chapters 39.34 and 70.48 RCW, FORKS and PORT ANGELES may enter into an Agreement, through their respective legislative bodies, whereby FORKS shall furnish jail facilities for PORT ANGELES prisoners upon such terms as may be mutually agreed upon. 2. 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 fines and fees, criminal justice funding, and state authorized sales tax funding levied for criminal justice purposes. 3. PORT ANGELES and FORKS agree that the terms and conditions set forth herein are an acceptable basis for FORKS providing prisoner jail services to PORT ANGELES for persons committing misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor offenses within PORT ANGELES limits. AGREEMENTS: 1 . Availability and Fundinq of Adult Correctional Facilities and Services: FORKS agrees to furnish its facilities and personnel for the confinement, processing, and related services for PORT ANGELES prisoners in the same manner and to the same extent as the FORKS furnishes said services for confinement, processing, and related activities of its own prisoners. FORKS jail facilities shall be made available and furnished for holding of PORT ANGELES prisoners serving imposed jail terms, subject to the conditions herein. Said facilities and services shall meet the requirements of all applicable state and federal laws. -1- 2. Definition of a PORT ANGELES Prisoner: The term "PORT ANGELES prisoner" as used in this Agreement shall mean a person arrested by PORT ANGELES police and held and confined in the FORKS Jail, or otherwise held in detention as provided in this agreement, pursuant to a violation of a PORT ANGELES 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 "PORT ANGELES prisoner" shall not include a person arrested for a felony offense by PORT ANGELES police, a person arrested on a warrant issued by another jurisdiction or for charges initiated by a non PORT ANGELES 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 Confinement Daily Fee: A. Beginning March 01, 2009 PORT ANGELES agrees to pay FORKS a daily per inmate fee for the housing of prisoners in the FORKS Jail. The daily confinement fee shall be charged per prisoner for each calendar day or portion thereof, excluding the release day when a prisoner has been confined for more than one day. The base daily rate shall be $60.00 each. FORKS will house any PORT ANGELES prisoner who has a court commitment of 365 days at the special. daily rate of $50.00 each day. B. This rate shall be adjusted annually, based on the Seattle CPI-U. The first annual t .. .. -, .- f' I '" .. adjustment will be effective March 4, 2010 and each year thereafter. C. Prisoner fees shall be billed by FORKS each month and PORT ANGELES shall pay said fees within 30 days of billing. In the event of a mistake, the next billing after the mistake is discovered will be adjusted appropriately. 4. Partial Confinement and Alternative Confinement Proqrams: PORT ANGELES prisoners shall be considered for FORKS alternative and partial confinement programs on an equal basis with FORKS prisoners, and subject to the same rules and regulations, as well as potential sanctions, for program rule violations. Prisoner participation in such programs may be limited to an operational capacity as identified by FORKS. Alternative and partial confinement programs shall include, but not be limited to, Work Release and Work Crew. It is understood by the parties that the term alternative confinement programs shall not include electronic home monitoring. The City of Forks Jail, in cooperation with Peninsula Community College, offers a GED program to those inmates wishing to genuinely earn their GED. -2- Where offenders pay a fee to FORKS for program participation, such fees shall be deducted from the confinement daily fee. Where PORT ANGELES prisoners are in a FORKS Work Crew assignment, they shall be credited with five days "good time" for each 30 days that they are assigned to the Work Crew. "Good time" is earned, and not automatically "given". 5. Desiqnated Administrators: The FORKS Police Chief in consultation with the PORT ANGELES Legal Department shall administer this agreement. 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. 6. Medical Costs: Medical costs for emergency or necessary health care for PORT ANGELES prisoners shall be the responsibility of PORT ANGELES. PORT ANGELES retains the option to contract with medical providers to provide medical services to PORT ANGELES prisoners. FORKS shall notify PORT ANGELES prior to outside medical care being provided for a PORT ANGELES prisoner; provided, however, that when emergency medical care is required in life-threatening circumstances, the notification may occur as soon as practicable. 7. Transportation: Transportation of PORT ANGELES prisoners to the FORKS jail facilities will be provided by the FORKS Corrections Department as needed, but not to exceed one time per calendar week. FORKS Corrections Department will travel to a mutually agreed upon location for the pick-up. The one-way rate for transportation shall be included in the daily prisoner rate. Upon release of PORT ANGELES prisoners, FORKS may transport the prisoner to the Forks Transit Center. A one-way ticket to the PORT ANGELES area may be issued to the released prisoner. If the prisoner is needed for Court during incarceration in the FORKS jail, it will be the responsibility of PORT ANGELES to transport the prisoner from FORKS jail to Court, and return. 8. Transfer of Custody: PORT ANGELES law enforcement officers, placing arrested persons in custody of the FORKS 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 FORKS booking/transport officer audibly states the prisoner is secured; at such time and only then, will FORKS come into custody of said prisoner. -3- When custody of a PORT ANGELES prisoner is transferred to FORKS, the PORT ANGELES prisoner shall be subject to all applicable rules, regulations and standards governing operation of the FORKS jail, including any emergency security rules imposed by the FORKS Chief of Police or designee. Any PORT ANGELES police officer delivering a prisoner to FORKS jail shall comply with reasonable rules and regulations of the FORKS jail. 9. Release of PORT ANGELES Prisoner from FORKS Jail: No PORT ANGELES prisoner confined in the FORKS jail subject to this agreement shall be released except: (a) when requested by a member of PORT ANGELES 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 PORT ANGELES police or attorneys; (e) if the prisoner has served his or her sentence or the charge pending against said prisoner has been dismissed; or (f) as determined by the FORKS Chief of Police as part of a plan to reduce prisoner population as a result of facility overcrowding. 10. Record Keepinq: A. FORKS agrees to maintain a system of record keeping relative to the booking and confinement of each PORT ANGELES prisoner in such style and manner as equivalent to FORKS records pertaining to its own prisoners. FORKS shall make available, upon request, to PORT ANGELES or its authorized representatives, copies of said records. B. FORKS agrees to maintain, and allow PORT ANGELES to inspect, records of all revenue and expenditures pertaining to the confinement services provided for in this agreement. 11. PORT ANGELES Access to Prisoners: All PORT ANGELES police officers, investigators and the prisoner's assigned counsel shall have the right to interview the prisoners at any time inside the confines of the FORKS jail, subject only to necessary security rules. Interview rooms will be made available to PORT .ANGELES police officers in equal priority with those of any other department. . 12. Equal Treatment of PORT ANGELES Prisoners: PORT ANGELES and FORKS 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, FORKS retains priority for the housing of FORKS prisoners. 13. Hold Harmless Aqreement: FORKS assumes full responsibility for the welfare, safety and safekeeping of all PORT ANGELES prisoners while in the custody of FORKS. -4- FORKS agrees to indemnify and defend PORT ANGELES against and hold PORT ANGELES harmless from any liability, claims or causes of action which may arise as a result of the performance by FORKS of its responsibilities under the terms of the Agreement. PORT ANGELES agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless FORKS, its officials and employees against all demands and causes of action related to FORK'S performance of its responsibilities under this Agreement, resulting from any alleged illegality or negligence by PORT ANGELES, its officials and employees, regarding any transportation of PORT ANGELES prisoners to and from FORKS facility by PORT ANGELES personnel, the lawfulness of housing any PORT ANGELES prisoner in FORKS facility, including but not limited to, false arrest, unlawful imprisonment and writs of habeas corpus proceedings, and the performance by PORT ANGELES of its responsibilities under this Agreement. 14. Duration of AQreement: This Agreement shall be effective on March 01 2009, and said Agreement shall be in effect for a period of three years, renewable annually. This Agreement will be renegotiated every three years. The Agreement may be terminated upon written notice by either party with a minimum 90 days notice. The notice shall state the grounds for the termination and the specific plans for accommodating the affected jail population (per RCW 70.4R090 as amended) 15. 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 FORKS Mayor and PORT ANGELES City Manager or their designees for settlement. 16. Severabilitv: 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. DATED this .G>day of ~"j) 2009. City f FORKS DATED thiS~ay Of~ 2009. City of PORT ANGELES ~~~ Mayor -5- ., . ATTEST: G:\Legal_ BackupIAGREEMENTS&CONTRACTS\2009 Agnnts&ContractslFORKS JAIL CONTRACT 03.05.09 .doc -6-