SH20-032 CITY OF ROSLYN INMATE HOUSING 2021 - ILA

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VII. Transportation The County shall be responsible for the transportation of all prisoners outside the courthouse, unless agreed upon otherwise by the parties in a specific instance. The City and County agree to equally support the transportation of female City Prisoners for female specific medical purposes where no female corrections officer is available, and where the City has a female Officer available on Duty. VIII. Compensation The County agrees to accept and house City Prisoners for compensation per prisoner at the rate of $66.50 for the year 2021 (no increase over the prior year). This rate includes minimum, medium, and maximum classification inmates. The parties agree that the County will not charge the City a separate booking fee in addition to such rate. The date of booking into, and the date of release from, the Kittitas County Jail of the City Prisoners, no matter how little time of a twenty-four hour day it constitutes, shall count as one day and shall be billed to the City as a day of custody in the County. In the event a City Prisoner is being held on additional charges from one of the following local jurisdictions: Kittitas County Sheriffs Office, Washington State Patrol, Cle Elum PD, South Cle Elum, Ellensburg PD, Kittitas PD, Central Washington University PD, the City's cost for those shared bed days shall be no greater than that of the other jurisdictions. IX. Billing and Billing Dispute Resolution Procedures A. The County shall transmit billings to the City of Roslyn on the following dates: April 15th, July 15th, October 15th, and January 15th. Within forty-five (45) days after receipt, the City shall pay the full amount billed or withhold any portion thereof related to disputed medical costs and provide the County written notice specifying the amount withheld and the grounds for withholding such amount, together with payment of the remainder of the amount billed. B. Interest on unpaid balances not paid within 45 days of billing shall be computed at I % of the unpaid balance per month. C. Withholding of any amount billed shall constitute a dispute to be resolved as follows: i) The Sheriff, County Prosecuting Attorney, City Police Chief, and City Attorney or their designees shall attempt to resolve the dispute by negotiation. Negotiation meetings may be conducted once per quarter meeting in the months of January, April, July, and October if requested. If negotiations are unsuccessful, the dispute shall be referred to the City Mayor and the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners for settlement. If not resolved by them within thirty (30) days of referral, the City Mayor and Chair of the Board of County Commissioners may by mutual written consent apply to the Kittitas Superior Court for appointment of an arbitrator whose decision shall be final Interlocal Agreement for Housing of Inmates Page 5 of 10