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VIII. Compensation <br />A. Kittitas County agrees to accept and house Whatcom Prisoners for compensation per <br />prisoner at the rate of $69.83 per day for the year 2022 and $73.32 per day for the year <br />2023 (also see Section VI herein) except as provided below. This rate includes <br />minimum, medium and maximum classification inmates. The parties agree that the <br />County will not charge Whatcom County a separate booking fee in addition to such <br />rate. <br />The rate of compensation for any inmate requiring additional or specialized conditions <br />of incarceration to the extent that they must be placed alone in a single cell designed <br />for double occupancy shall be $139.65 per day for the year 2022 and $146.63 per day <br />for the year 2023. KCJ will promptly notify Whatcom County if an offender is placed <br />alone in such a cell, unless that housing is incidental to moving the offender or for short <br />term disciplinary separation. <br />C. The date of booking into, and the date of release from, the Kittitas County Jail of the <br />Whatcom Prisoners, no matter how little time of a twenty-four hour day it constitutes, <br />shall count as one day for billing purposes and shall be billed to Whatcom County as a <br />day of custody in Kittitas County. <br />IX. Billing and Billing Dispute Resolution Procedures <br />A. The County shall transmit billings to the designated contact for Whatcom County on <br />the following dates: April 15th, July 151h, October 15th, and January 15th. Within <br />forty-five (45) days after receipt, Whatcom County shall pay the full amount billed or <br />withhold any portion thereof related to disputed medical costs and provide the County <br />written notice specifying the amount withheld and the grounds for withholding such <br />amount, together with payment of the remainder of the amount billed. <br />B. The designated person for billing is: <br />Laurie Reid, Jail Administrative Coordinator <br />Whatcom County Sheriff's Office <br />Public Safety Building <br />311 Grand Ave. <br />Bellingham, WA 98225 <br />Phone: 360-778-6506 <br />LReid@co.whatcom.wa.us <br />C. Interest on unpaid balances not paid within 45 days of billing shall be computed at 1% <br />of the unpaid balance per month, provided that an exception may be made by KCJ in <br />the event of an unforeseen event beyond the control of the parties. In this event, <br />Whatcom County will notify KCJ as soon as it possible of the situation. <br />D. Withholding of any amount billed shall constitute a dispute to be resolved as follows: <br />Interlocal Agreement for the Housing of Inmates Whatcom County and <br />Kittitas County <br />Page 6 of 13 <br />