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including court orders and the date and time at which custody commenced and is to end. <br />VIII. Compensation <br />A. The County agrees to accept and house City Prisoners for compensation per prisoner <br />at the rate of $66.50 for the year 2020 except as provided below. This rate includes <br />minimum, medium and maximum classification inmates. The parties agree that the <br />County will not charge the City a separate booking fee in addition to such rate. The <br />rate will increase by 3% each year on January 1. <br />B. The date of booking into, and the date of release from, the Kittitas County <br />Corrections Center of the City Prisoners, no matter how little time of a twenty-four <br />hour day it constitutes, shall count as one day for billing purposes and shall be billed <br />to the City as a day of custody in the County. <br />IX. Billing and Billing Dispute Resolution Procedures <br />A. The County shall transmit billings to the Chief of Police of the City on the following <br />dates: April 15th, July 15th, October 15th, and January 15th. Within forty-five (45) <br />days after receipt, the City shall pay the full amount billed or withhold any portion <br />thereof related to disputed medical costs and provide the County written notice <br />specifying the amount withheld and the grounds for withholding such amount, <br />together with payment of the remainder of the amount billed. <br />B. Interest on unpaid balances not paid within 45 days of billing shall be computed at <br />1 % of the unpaid balance per month. <br />C. Withholding of any amount billed shall constitute a dispute to be resolved as follows: <br />i) The Sheriff, County Prosecuting Attorney, Police Chief and City Attorney <br />or their designees shall attempt to resolve the dispute by negotiation. <br />Negotiation meetings may be conducted once per quarter meeting in the <br />months of January, April, July, and October if requested. If negotiations are <br />unsuccessful, the dispute shall be referred to the City Mayor and the Chair <br />of the Board of County Commissioners for settlement. If not resolved by <br />them within thirty (30) days of referral, the City Mayor and Chair of the <br />Board of County Commissioners may by mutual written consent apply to <br />the Superior Court Judge for appointment of an arbitrator whose decision <br />shall be final and binding on both parties. If mutual written consent to apply <br />for the appointment of an arbitrator is not reached, either party may seek <br />court action to decide the disputed contract provision. <br />ii) Any amount withheld from a billing, plus interest thereon as set forth in Sec <br />IX (B) determined owed to the County pursuant to the billing dispute <br />Interlocal Agreement for Housing of Inmates <br />Page 5of10 <br />