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where no female corrections officer is available, and where the City has a female Officer <br />available on Duty. <br />VIII. Compensation <br />A. The County agrees to accept and house City Prisoners for compensation per prisoner at the <br />daily bed rate of $110.00 for the years 2025, 2026, and 2027, except as provided below. This <br />rate includes minimum, medium and maximum classification inmates. The parties agree that <br />the County will not charge the City a separate booking fee in addition to such rate. The date <br />of booking into, and the date of release from, the Kittitas County Jail of the City Prisoners, <br />no matter how little time of a twenty-four hour day it constitutes, shall count as one day and <br />shall be billed to the City as a day of custody in the County Jail. In the event a City Prisoner <br />is being held on additional charges from one of the following local jurisdictions, Kittitas <br />County Sheriff's Office, Washington State Patrol, Ellensburg PD, Cle Elum/Roslyn/South <br />Cle Elurn PD, Kittitas PD, Central Washington University PD, the City's cost for those <br />shared bed days shall be no greater than that of the other jurisdictions. <br />B. The rate of compensation for any inmate (or City Prisoner) requiring additional or <br />specialized conditions of incarceration to the extent that they must be placed alone in a single <br />cell designed for double occupancy shall be double the daily rate per day ($220.00 for the <br />years 2025, 2026, and 2027). KCJ will promptly notify Kittitas Police Department if a City <br />Prisoner placed alone in such a cell, unless that housing is incidental to moving the City <br />Prisoner or for short term disciplinary separation. <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 dates: <br />April 15th, July 15th, October 15th, and January 15th. Within forty-five (45) days after <br />receipt, the City shall pay the full amount billed or withhold any portion thereof related to <br />disputed medical costs and provide the County written notice specifying the amount withheld <br />and the grounds for withholding such amount, together with payment of the remainder of the <br />amount billed. <br />B. Interest on unpaid balances not paid within 45 days of billing shall be computed at 1% of the <br />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 (or their <br />designees) shall attempt to resolve the dispute by negotiation. Negotiation meetings <br />may be conducted once per quarter meeting in the months of January, April, July, and <br />October if requested. If negotiations are unsuccessful, the dispute shall be referred to <br />the City Mayor and the Chair of the Board of County Commissioners for settlement. <br />If not resolved by them within thirty (30) days of referral, the City Mayor and Chair <br />of the Board of County Commissioners may by mutual written consent apply to the <br />Interlocal Agreement for Housing of Inmates <br />Page 5 of 1.0 <br />4876-6029-5408, v. 1 <br />IJ K N 4876-6029-5408;1/23508.020001/1 <br />