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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ELLENSBURG AND KITTITAS <br />COUNTY FOR CITY DOCKET COVERAGE <br />AND RECIPROCAL CONFLICTS ASSIGNMENT <br />This Agreement is made and entered into this,ffiiy of Febru ary,2020by and between <br />the City of Ellensburg, a municipal corporation (the "City"), and Kittitas County, a political <br />subdivision of the State of Washington (the,,County"). <br />WHEREAS, the City's Assistant City Attorney is the City Prosecutor and responsible for <br />prosecution of all City cases in the Lower Kittitas County District Court; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Prosecutor may have periodic scheduling conflicts with City of <br />Ellensburg criminal dockets in Lower Kittitas county District court; and <br />WHEREAS, the County, through the Kittitas County Prosecuting Attomey's Office (the <br />"County Prosecutor"), is willing to provide periodic criminal docket coverage to the City upon <br />terms mutually agreeable to both parties; and <br />WHEREAS, the City and County agree that it is in eachparty's interest to engage the <br />other's services in prosecution matters involving a conflict of interest for which the City's or <br />County's prosecution of the matter would be more efficiently served by the other party handling <br />the matter; <br />WHEREAS, this Agreement for cooperative services is authorizedby the provisions of <br />Chapter 39.34 RCW, the Interlocal Cooperation Act, <br />NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed as follows: <br />1. Purpose. The purpose of this Agreement is to set forth the respective responsibilities of <br />the City of Ellensburg and Kittitas County regarding periodic scheduling conflicis for the City's <br />criminal dockets, or for other conflicts of interest for either party, involving cases filed in Kittitas <br />County Lower District Court. <br />of <br />A. The County Prosecutor, upon request by the City Prosecutor for designated and <br />mutually agreed dates, will provide a prosecutor to appear on the City's criminal caJes filed in <br />Kittitas County Lower District Court. The County Prosecutor will attend and represent the City <br />at the pre-determined pre-trial hearing dockets or probation violation and review hearing <br />dockets. <br />B. The County Prosecutor shall provide and be responsible for any and all office <br />expenses related to the representation of the City, as defined above, including office supplies and <br />equipment and the compensation of any necessary staff. <br />2. <br />Interlocal Agreement for Docket coverage and conflicts Assignment - I