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i) "Minimum" classification shall apply to those inmates who present <br />a low risk to staff and the community. <br />ii) "Medium" classification shall apply to those inmates who present <br />a moderate risk to staff and the community. <br />iii) "Maximum" classification shall apply to those inmates <br />who present a substantial risk to staff and the community. <br />C. The City of Othello Prisoner (or may also be referred to as offender in this <br />Agreement) means a person arrested by a Law Enforcement Officer of The City of <br />Othello or another law enforcement agency, either on behalf of The City of Othello <br />or on behalf of other municipalities booked into the Kittitas County Jail (KCJ) at any <br />time and for any reason, including after sentencing. It is anticipated that prisoners <br />confined at KCJ will be those sentenced to terms of incarceration in jail for periods of <br />three hundred sixty-five days (365) or less, but may also be, as deemed appropriate, <br />be prisoners not yet convicted under the same terms and conditions as those serving <br />sentences. Transportation of all prisoners confined at KCJ pursuant to this ILA shall <br />be the responsibility of The City of Othello, including all costs. <br />D. Access of legal counsel to such prisoners shall be pursuant to the policies and <br />schedule of KCJ, and no cost of such counsel shall be the responsibility of the KCJ. <br />Kittitas County is in the process of implementing video conferencing for court <br />proceedings and attorney access, and upon implementation thereof, The City of <br />Othello will be allowed to make use of this technology and process at its own <br />expense. <br />E. Any bond to be posted for The City of Othello Prisoners shall be posted in <br />accordance with the orders of the court setting the pre-trial conditions, and all such <br />prisoners shall be transported to The City of Othello by and at the expense of The <br />City of Othello , except that KCJ and The City of Othello may come to agreement <br />for alternative transport options, paid for by The City of Othello including but not <br />limited to the purchase of a bus ticket from Ellensburg to Othello, the cost of which <br />would be reimbursed to KCJ. <br />V. Criteria for Determining Prisoner Status <br />For the purposes of this agreement: <br />A. The City of Othello Prisoners being booked into the Kittitas County Jail shall remain <br />the responsibility of The City of Othello Transport Officers and shall not be deemed an <br />inmate of that facility until The City of Othello Prisoner is accepted by KCJ staff at the <br />time of booking. Only Transport Staff authorized by The City of Othello may present <br />a prisoner for confinement in KCJ pursuant to this ILA unless previously arranged and <br />Interlocal Agreement for the Housing of Inmates the City of Othello and <br />Kittitas County <br />Page 3 of 13 <br />