HomeMy WebLinkAboutKITTCOM and KCPAO AgreementBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COTMITY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZETIIE RENEWAL OF AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN KITTITAS COUNTY AND KITTCOM FOR
ON.CALL PROSECUTOR AFTER HOURS SERVICES
RESOLUTION No. 2020 -
WHEREAS, Chapter 39.34 of the Revised Code of Washington, the Interlocal Cooperation Act,
allows governmental agencies to enter into agreements that provide for the efficient use of their powers
and to cooperate with each other in providing services; and
WHEREAS, KITTCOM (Kittitas County 911) is a consolidated public safety communication
center which operates an emergency communications facility and consolidated dispatch center for public
agencies in Kittitas County, and will be performing services under the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, Kittitas County has a need for on-call prosecutor after hours services to be provided
to the Kittitas County Prosecuting Attorney's Office; and
,WHEREAS, the Parties recognize the benefit of cooperation and collaboration in accomplishing
their independent functions, using their limited resources to best effect, and efficiently delivering quality
services to the people of Kittitas County;
WHEREAS, the Parties have agreed to enter into such an agreement under the terms and
conditions of the Interlocal Agreement shown on and attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners authorized the execution of this Interagency
Agreement by action taken at a regular meeting; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners
of Kittitas County, Washington authorizes the execution of the renewed Interlocal Agreement with
KITTCOM that is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
DATED this day of 2020, at Ellensburg, Washington.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COLINTY, WASHINGTON
Chair
Vice-Chair
ATTEST:
Clerk of the Board
Commissioner
INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES
BETWEEN THE KITTITAS COUNTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
AND KITTCOM
This Agreement is made by and between Kittitas County, through the Kittitas
County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, a Washington municipal corporation, ("KCPO"), and
KITTCOM, a Washington municipal corporation ("KITTCOM") pursuant to the authority
granted by Chapter 39.34 RCW, INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT. Both entities may be
referred to in this Agreement collectively as "Parties" or individually as "Party".
WHEREAS, KCPO acts as Kittitas County's legal adviser, prosecutor of criminal
matters, and as a representative of the County in civil cases; and
WHEREAS, KITTCOM is a multi-jurisdictional public safety answering point services
provider jointly and cooperatively created and administered by various public agencies in
Kittitas under the authority of an lnterlocal Cooperative Agreement executed pursuant to
RCW Chapter 39.34; and
WHEREAS, KCPO and KITTCOM previously contracted for an exchange of services
through an lnterlocal Cooperation Agreement dated January 19,2011 (the "2011
Agreement") which was renewed in 2015 with new expiration of December 31 ,2020; and
WHEREAS, KCPO and KITTCOM wish to continue contracting for an exchange of
services under the terms and conditions described herein; and
WHEREAS, KITTCOM can contract for legal services as per its 2004 lnterlocal
Agreement, Section 3; and
WHEREAS, KCPO has agreed to provide legal services under the terms and
conditions of this Agreement in exchange for KITTCOM providing services as described in
Appendix A of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, KITTCOM's Administrative Board authorized the execution of this
Agreement by action taken at a public meeting.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and promises, terms and
conditions set forth below, it is hereby agreed as follows:
ARTICLE I
PURPOSE
1.01 Purpose. The purpose of this Agreement is to set forth the terms and conditions
under which the Parties will provide certain services.
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ARTICLE II
SERVICES BY THE PARTIES
2.01 Services by the Parties. KCPO will provide to KITTCOM, and KITTCOM will
provide to KCPO, the services described in Appendix A, which is attached to this
Agreement, and by this reference is hereby incorporated into and made part of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION
3.01 Administrator. The Director of KITTCOM shall administer this Agreement for
KITTCOM. The Administrator for KCPO shall be KCPO's Office Administrator. No new
separate legal or administrative entity is created to administer the provisions of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE IV
AMENDMENT OF PRIOR AGREEMENT
4.01 Amendment of Prior Agreement. The Parties agree that this Agreement
hereby amends, replaces, and supersedes the 2015 Agreement between the Parties in its
entirety.
ARTICLE V
DURATION AND TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
5.1 Duration and Renewal. This Agreement shall be effective upon the date of last
signature of the parties and shall continue through December 31, 2025.
5.2 Termination. Any party hereto may terminate this Agreement upon thirty
(30) days' notice in writing either personally delivered or mailed postage-prepaid by
certified mail, return receipt requested, to the party's address listed in Section 8.07 of this
Agreement for the purposes of giving notice under this paragraph. lf this Agreement is so
terminated, the parties shall be liable only for performance rendered or costs incurred in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement prior to the effective date of termination.
ARTICLE VI
COMPENSATION
6.01 Gompensation. The exchange of services shall be considered by both
Parties to be adequate compensation for the duties described herein.
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ARTICLE VII
INDEMNITY
7.01 Glaims. To the extent of its comparative liability, each party shall indemnify,
defend and hold the other party, its departments, elected and appointed officials,
employees, and agents, harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses
and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, for any bodily injury, sickness,
disease, or death, or any damage to or destruction of property, including the loss of use
resulting therefrom, which are alleged or proven to be caused in whole or in part by willful
misconduct or a negligent act or omission of the indemnifier's officers, directors, and
employees under thisAgreement.
ARTICLE VIII
PERFORMANCE OF AGREEMENT
8.1 Gompliance with all Laws. Each party shall comply with all federal, state and
local laws, rules, regulations and ordinances applicable to the performance of this
Agreement, including without limitation all those pertaining to wages and hours,
confidentiality, disabilities and discrimination.
8.2 Maintenance and Audit of Records. Each party shall maintain books, records,
documents and other materials relevant to its performance under this Agreement. These
records shall be subject to inspection, review and audit by either party or its designee, and
the Washington State Auditor's Office. Each party shall retain all such books, records,
documents and other materials for the applicable retention period under federal and
Washington law.
8.3 On-Site lnspections. Either party or its designee may evaluate the
performance of this Agreement through on-site inspection to determine whether performance
is in compliance with the standards set forth in this Agreement, and in compliance with
federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and ordinances.
8.4 lmproper lnfluence. Each party agrees, warrants and represents that it did not
and will not employ, retain or contract with any person or entity on a contingent
compensation basis for the purpose of seeking, obtaining, maintaining or extending this
Agreement. Each party agrees, warrants and represents that no gratuity whatsoever has
been or will be offered or conferred with a view towards obtaining, maintaining or extending
this Agreement.
8.5 Gonflict of lnterest. The elected and appointed officials and employees of
the parties shall not have any personal interest, direct or indirect, which gives rise to a
conflict of interest.
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8.6 Treatment of Assets and Property. No fixed assets or personal or real
property will be jointly or cooperatively, acquired, held, used, or disposed of pursuant to
this Agreement.
8.7 Notice. Except as set forth elsewhere in the Agreement, for all purposes
under this Agreement, except service of process, shall be to the following contact persons:
KCPO OfficeAdministrator
Kittitas County Prosecuting Attorney's Office
205 W sth Ave, Ste. 213
Ellensburg, WA 98926
KITTCOM KITTCOM Director or designee
700 Elmview Rd
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Notice may be given by delivery or by depositing in the U.S. Mail, first class, postage
prepaid.
8.8 lndependent Contractor. ln providing services under this contract, each party
is an independent contractor from the other and nothing herein contained shall be construed
to create a relationship of employer-employee or master-servant. Neither Party, nor its
officers, agents or employees are employees of the other Party for any purpose, including
responsibility for any federal or state tax, industrial insurance or Social Security liability.
ARTICLE IX
DISPUTES
9.1 Time. Time is of the essence of this Agreement.
9.2 Waiver Limited. A waiver of any term or condition of this Agreement must be in
writing and signed by the waiving party. Any waiver of a term or condition of this Agreement
shall apply only to the specific act, occurrence or omission and shall not constitute a waiver
as to any other term or condition or future act, occurrence or omission.
9.3 Attorney's Fees. lf any legal action or other proceeding is brought for the
enforcement of this Agreement, or because of an alleged dispute, breach, default, or
misrepresentation in connection with any of the provisions of this Agreement, each party
shall pay its own attorney's fees incurred in that action, arbitration or proceeding.
9.4 Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement shall be governed exclusively by
the laws of the State of Washington. The Kittitas County Superior Court shall be the sole
proper venue for any and all suits brought to enforce or interpret the provisions of this
Agreement.
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ARTIGLE X
GENERAL PROVISIONS
10.1 Assignment. Neither party may assign its rights or delegate its duties under
this Agreement, whether by assignment, further subcontracting or other means. Any such
attempted assignment or delegation shall be void and shall constitute a material breach of
this Agreement.
10.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between
the parties. There are no understandings or agreements between the parties other than
those set forth in this Agreement. No other statement, representation or promise has been
made to induce either party to enter into this Agreement.
10.3 Modification. This Agreement may not be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified unless expressly set forth in a written agreement signed by the parties
and adopted by resolution of each party's legislative and/or administrative authority.
10.4 lnvalid Provisions. The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular term or
provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other term or
provision and, to the greatest extent possible, this Agreement shall be construed in all
respects as if such invalid or unenforceable term or provision was intentionally omitted.
10.5 Filing. This Agreement shall be posted on the County's website pursuant to
RCW 39.34.040. This Agreement shall also be filed with the KITTCOM Administrative Board
Secretary and posted on KITTCOM's website.
10.6 Headings. The headings of sections and paragraphs of this Agreement are for
convenience of reference only and are not intended to restrict, affect or be of any weight in
the interpretation or construction of the provisions of such sections or paragraphs.
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lN WITNESS WHEREOF, the above and foregoing Agreement has been executed in
duplicate by the parties hereto and made effective on the last date written below:
Adopted this _day of _,2020 KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Chair
Vice Chair
Commissioner
ATTEST:
Clerk of the Board
Adopted this _ day of 2020 KTTTCOM
Chairman
KITTCOM Adm in istrative Board
ATTEST
Administrative Board Secretary
Approved as to Form
228++I
tephanie wsBA # 38115
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Appendix A
Scope of Work for KCPO
KCPO shall provide to KITTCOM the services and staff, and othenruise do all things
necessary for or incidental to the performance of work, as set forth below:
Perform review of contracts, interlocal agreements, memoranda of understanding,
and other similar KITTCOM contracts.
Perform legalresearch
Provide assistance in drafting ordinances and resolutions.
Provide assistance in answering legal questions
Provide training on court appearances as requested by KITTCOM
Scope of Work for KITTCOM
KITTCOM shall provide to KCPO the services and staff, and otherwise do all things
necessary for or incidental to the performance of work, as set forth below:
Transmit to the KCPO designated on-call prosecutor all on-call prosecutor requests
by law enforcement agencies.
Provide tracking of on-call prosecutor requests in Spillman and any other records
management systems.
Provide Spillman access for KCPO employees, including creation of user accounts,
resetting passwords, and ongoing training for use of records management syste m s
Process and provide digital recordings of public safety incidents as requested by
KCPO.
Provide the ability to query ACCESS (A Central Computerized Enforcement Service
System) for criminaljustice information, and ongoing training as requested.
Provide support and guidance as requested during the ACCESS operations and
technical audits.
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