SH18-023 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN KITTITAS COUNTY AND THE CITY OF ELLENSBURG This agreement is entered into between Kittitas County on behalf of the Kittitas County Sheriff Office (KCSO) and the City of Ellensburg, a Washington municipal corporation, by and through the Ellensburg Police Department (EPD), pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act, chapter 39.34 RCW. I. PURPOSE The purpose of this agreement is to provide for Mutual Aid Law Enforcement assistance pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 10.93 RCW with regard to the expert forensic examination of various communication devices such as but not limited to cellular telephones, computers, tablet devices, media storage devices and other items of like nature. Both parties acknowledge that the expertise required to examine such devices is not otherwise readily available within the local area, and that KCSO has a commissioned law enforcement officer (Forensic Electronic Media Examiner) who is properly trained and experienced, capable of conducting such examinations, and available through the KCSO MCU (Major Crimes Unit). This capability is of significant value to those personnel investigating serious crimes, particularly with regard to various crimes related to sexual predation, such as but not limited to child rape, child pornography, sex trafficking, and other crimes of that nature perpetrated against other vulnerable victims. Successful prosecution of such crimes requires this type of comprehensive investigation. The parties likewise acknowledge that these services have substantial costs that should not be borne solely by KCSO; that some equitable arrangement related to those costs should be made, and that the reasonable cost to the KCSO of the time and expertise of the Forensic Electronic Media Examiner is approximately $30.00 per hour; billing quarterly. II. SERVICES Investigators from EPD who are conducting an investigation in which evidence indicates that additional evidence of the crimes(s) under investigation may be found on devices such as those listed above shall, by such process required by EPD seek assistance from the Forensic Electronic Media Examiner by contacting the MCU Supervisor. EPD investigator(s) shall provide a reasonably detailed summary of the investigation and its progress, and any other relevant information as required by RCW 10.93.030. Upon agreement to the use of the Forensic Electronic Media Examiner, the investigator(s) and Examiner shall make direct contact within a reasonable period. The Forensic Electronic Media Examiner shall be provided or given access to all investigative materials, and based on those materials and the expertise of the Forensic Electronic Media Examiner, work together to make such applications for search warrants and take any other steps necessary to obtain lawful access to the media device. Interlocal Agreement Page 1 of 3