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LntertocalAgreement Between Kittitas Gounty and Kittitas Gounty Fire District #7 to have <br />Kittitas County Fire District #7 Process its Own Accounts Payable and Payrol't Warrants <br />lndependent of the Kittitas County Auditor's Off ice Warrant Processing System <br />This tntertocat Agreement is made and entered into this4+\ day of January 2025,by and <br />between the Kittitas County Fire District #7, Kittitas County Commissioners; the Kittitas <br />County Auditor and the Kittitas County Treasurer. <br />WHEREAS, the lntertocat Cooperation Act, as amended and codified in chapter 39.34 of the <br />Revised Code of Washington ("RCW"), provides for pubtic agencies to enter into agreements <br />for joint orcooperative action authorized under that chapter; <br />WHEREAS, the County and the Kittitas County Fire Protection District No. 7 are pubtic <br />agencies within the meaning of chapter 39.34 RCW and may enter into interlocaI agreements; <br />WHEREAS, RCW 52.12.021further provides that fire protection districts may enter into att <br />necessary contracts and do att tawfut acts required and expedient to carry out the purpose of <br />titte 52 RCW; <br />wHEREAS, titte 52 RCW governs the activities of fire protection districts within the state of <br />Washington and within Kittitas County; <br />WHEREAS, RCW 52.16.010 provides thatthe CountyTreasurer shalt receive and disburse <br />Fire District revenues, coltect authorized Fire District taxes and assessments, and credit Fire <br />District revenues to the Fire District's proper fund; <br />wHEREAS, RCW 52.16.050(1) further provides that the county Treasurer shatt pay out money <br />received for the account of the Fire District on warrants issued by the County Auditor against <br />the proper funds of the Fire District, which warrants shatt be issued on vouchers approved and <br />signed by a majority of the Fire District Board and by the Fire District Secretary; <br />WHEREAS, RCW 36.22.050, RCW 36.22.060 and RCW 36.22.090 provide for issuance <br />by the County Auditor of Fire District payrott warrants payabte by the County Treasurer; <br />WHEREAS, Kittitas County Fire District #7 has had its own integrated accountingsystem, <br />which is futty capabte of printing checks for accounts payabte and payrott; <br />WHEREAS, since [DATE], pursuant to Resotution No. 2[24-&Kittitas County Fire District <br />#7 has processed their own accounts payable and payrolt independent of the Kittitas <br />County Auditor's Office warrant processing system, and this lnterlocat agreement is meant <br />to update that agreemenu and <br />WHEREAS, at[ parties herein agree this change wi[[ save staff time and expenses for the Kittitas <br />County Auditor, Kittitas County Treasurer and Kittitas County Fire District #7; <br />NOW, THEREFORE THE PARTIES do hereby execute and agree to the terms, promises and <br />conditions of this tntertocat Agreement for the purposes setforth herein and asfoltows: <br />lnterlocal Agreement <br />Page 1 ofS