HomeMy WebLinkAboutSH17-024 KCSO CIVIL FEES-ResolutionBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. 2017-
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE KITTITAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CIVIL FEE
SCHEDULE SETTING THE AMOUNT OF FEES THAT SHALL BE COLLECTED BY THE
SHERIFF TO COVER THE COSTS OF ADMINISTRATION AND OPERATION FOR THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICIAL SERVICES
WHEREAS, the State of Washington has established under RCW 36.18.040
certain fees for official services to be charged by the Sheriff; and
WHEREAS, the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners is authorized by RCW
36.18.040(2) to set those fees to cover the costs of administration and processing of the
civil services; and
WHEREAS, Kittitas County has not changed the amounts of the Sheriff's fees
since Resolution 2004-02 despite the costs associated with Sheriff's service of process
and other official services having risen dramatically since this last increase; and
WHEREAS, the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office Chief Financial Manager has
analyzed the current costs of administrating and operating the Office's civil services
activities; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners finds it appropriate that costs
incurred for the Sheriff's official services should be borne by those seeking action by the
Sheriff as mandated by RCW 36.18.040(2), requiring the establishment of appropriate
fees pursuant to the ability created by RCW 36.18.040(3); and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that the
schedule of Kittitas County Sheriff's civil fees is amended as follows:
1. For use of GovPayNet (Vendor) internet payment services by customers using
their debit and credit cards, the fees may be changed at any time by the Vendor.
The fee shall be correspondingly changed on the County website to match the fee
set by the Vendor;
2. For levying each writ of attachment or writ of execution upon real or personal
property, in addition to mileage, sixty-three dollars per hour;
3. For each writ of execution for personal property, an up -front fee of five hundred
dollars to cover the initial costs of advertising as required in the County's
newspaper of record;
4. For each writ of execution for real property, an up -front fee of one thousand dollars
to cover the initial costs of advertising as required in the County's newspaper of
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record;
5. For serving a writ of possession or assistance without the aid of the county,
besides mileage, fifty dollars;
6. For serving a writ of possession or assistance with the aid of the county, in addition
to mileage, seventy dollars for the first hour and sixty-three dollars an hour for each
hour after the first hour;
7. For the cost per hour after the first hour of an eviction standby, per deputy, for
serving a writ of restitution or assistance, sixty-three dollars an hour;
8. For the service of each summons and complaint, notice and complaint, summons
and petition, and notice of small claim of one defendant at any location within the
county, thirty dollars, and on two or more defendants at the same residence, thirty-
five dollars;
9. For conducting a sale of property, sixty-three dollars per hour spent at a Sheriff's
sale;
10. For executing any other writ or process in a civil action or proceeding, besides
mileage, sixty-three dollars an hour.
Fees allowable under this section may be recovered by the prevailing party incurring the
same as court costs to the extent provided by RCW 36.18.040(2).
These fees shall be in effect from September 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019.
ADOPTED this day of
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE BOARD
Julie A. Kjorsvik
RESOLUTION
2017.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Paul Jewell, Chairman
Laura Osiadacz, Vice -Chairman
Obie O'Brien, Commissioner
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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D.R. Mitchell, Oeputy Prosecuting Attorney