RES 2022-212 Interlocal with South Cle Elum for Law Enforcement Services

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South Cle Elum shall receive 24 hours a day law enforcement response to reported and/or dispatched calls and observed incidents as well as routinc patrol and community policing seruices to the extent deemed appropriate by the Sheriff. By the Agreement adopted by the Parties February 15,2022, the annualized base rate for providing law enforcement sen'ices to South Cle Elum was established at $60,000. Also by the Agreernent qdopted by the Parties February 15,2022, for the calendar year 2A23 and subs6quent years, the annualized rate (previous base rate) for South Cle Elum may be adjusted upward on the first day of each calendar year based on increased agency costs such as cost of living, adrninistration costs and overhead costs including pay rates. This annual adjustment shall not exceed 4o/oper calendar year unless agreed to in writing by both parties prior to the start of the New Year. For the calendar year 2023, Kittitas Coun'ty wishes to exercise its right to increase the annualizcd rate by 4Yo, to $62,400. In any major evsnt as defined in Section 3.5 above, associated costs in excess of the defining thresliold (20% of the prorated annual base rate of services) will be billed separately at the annually adopted Cost per Deputy rate. The current rate as established by Resolutian 2022-l l5 is $128.00 per deputy hour for law enforcement service, beyond and in addition to the base contract amount, This hourly rate is subject to increase at each Agreenrent renewal, as the cost of a deputy is recalculated annually. Costs associated with providing deputies to cover scheduled special events such as community celebrations shall be tracked separately. If the special evcnt requires morc than l0 deputy hours, then South Cle Elum shall be billed at the same Cost per Deputy rate described in 4.4 above, in addition to the base contract amount. 5 RESPONSIRII.ITIES OF KITTITAS COUNTY 5,1 The Kittitas County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) shallprovide 24 hour a day law enforcement response to reported and/or dispatched calls and observed incidents within the geographical boundaries of South Cle Elum in accordance with this Agreement. 5.2 The Sheriff or designee will determine which hours to patrol and shall take into consideration any specific requests by the Mayor of South Cle Elum. s.3 Kittitas County, through ths Kittitas County Sheriff, shall handle the administrative processing of all tickets and citations issued in South Cle Elum. 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 The Sheriff's Office shall provide South Cle Elum with a regular quarterly report of incidents responded to within South Cle Elum's boundaries. ' Page3of8 5.4