HomeMy WebLinkAboutPA_Resolution to Authorize Execution etc.KITTITAS COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
STAFF REPORT
DATE: November 7, 2023
ACTION REQUESTED: Consider approval of a Resolution Authorizing Execution
of an amendment to an Interlocal Agreement between
KITTCOM and Kittitas County for an exchange of
services.
BACKGROUND: At a meeting of its Administrative Board on October 12,
2023, KITTCOM adopted Amendment Number Three to its
Governing Agreement, which must be ratified by a
majority of the legislative bodies of all parties to the
agreement.
INTERACTION: The Prosecutor's Office was directed to draft the attached
resolution adopting the third Amendment to KITTCOM's
Governing Agreement.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the resolution and amended Interlocal
Cooperation Agreement that are attached.
ATTACHMENT: Resolution to Authorize Execution of an Amendment
to an Interlocal Agreement Titled "KITTCOM's
Governing Agreement."
LEAD STAFF: Jesse J. Eldred, DPA on behalf of KITTCOM
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION
NO.2023-
RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO AN
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT TITLED "KITTCOM'S GOVERNING AGREEMENT"
WHEREAS, RCW 39.34, the Interlocal Cooperation Act, provides the capability for public
agencies to cooperate for mutual advantage; and
WHEREAS, Kittitas County is a party to an Interlocal Agreement titled "KITTCOM's
Governing Agreement" establishing KITTCOM, a separate public agency and
consolidated public safety communications center created for the purpose of
providing communication and dispatch services for public safety and emergencies
in the participating incorporated and unincorporated areas of Kittitas County; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 17 of that Agreement, the Agreement may be amended at any
time by the majority action of the Administrative Board and ratified by a majority
of the legislative bodies of all parties to the agreement; and
WHEREAS, administrative changes have occurred that make it necessary to update
KITTCOM's Governing Agreement, as set forth more fully in the attached
Amendment Number Three, which is hereby incorporated by reference; and
WHEREAS, the KITTCOM Administrative Board approved the third amendment to
KITTCOM's Governing Agreement at a meeting of their board on the 121h of
October, which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference; and
WHEREAS, Kittitas County is a party to that agreement and desires to ratify the amendment by
signature of the Chair;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners of Kittitas
County, Washington, authorizes execution of Amendment Number Three to KITTCOM'S
Governing Agreement, an interlocal agreement, which amendment is attached hereto and hereby
adopted.
DATED this day of , 2023, at Ellensburg, Washington,
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Chair
Vice -Chair
Commissioner
ATTEST:
Clerk of the Board
KITTCOM ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION
NO. 2023-05
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO KITTCOM'S GOVERNING AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, administrative changes have occurred that make it necessary to update KITTCOM's
Governing Agreement; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Governing Agreement, as further provided in Section 17 of the Agreement,
the Agreement may be amended at any time by the majority action of the Administrative Board
and ratified by a majority of the legislative bodies of all parties to the agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend KITTCOM's Governing Agreement to reflect the necessary
administrative changes a provided in KITTCOM's Governing Agreement Number Three, which
are attached and hereby incorporated by reference;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the KITTCOM Administrative Board hereby approves the third
amendment to KITTCOM's Governing Agreement that is attached hereto and incorporated
herein by reference.
Adopted by the Administrative Board of KITTCOM on this 12th day of October 2023.
Geoff Scherer, Chairman, KITTCOM Administrative Board
George Long, Secretary, KITTCOM Administrative Board
KITTCOM's GOVERNING AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT #3
This Third Amendment to KITTCOM's Governing Agreement (hereinafter this "Third Amendment"), is
made and entered into this-7th_day of —November_, 2023 by and between KITTCOM (Kittitas County
9-1-1), hereby referred to as KITTCOM and Kittitas County, the participating incorporated municipalities
of Kittitas County, the participating Kittitas County Fire Protection Districts, and the Kittitas County
Hospital District Number 2, hereby referred to collectively as AGENCIES and each individually as an
AGENCY, who are signatories to this Agreement.
WHEREAS, on January 1, 2004, the parties entered into an Interlocal Agreement titled "Kittcom's
Governing Agreement" establishing KITTCOM, a separate public agency and consolidated public safety
communications center created for the purpose of providing communication and dispatch services for
public safety and emergencies in the participating incorporated and unincorporated areas of Kittitas
County; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Interlocal Agreement, as further provided in Section 17 of the Agreement,
the Agreement may be amended at any time by the majority action of the Administrative Board and
ratified by a majority of the legislative bodies of all parties to the agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend section 4 (a,b,c) by removing the requirement to hold technical
advisory committee meetings separate of already existing Police, Fire and EMS committee meetings.
NOW, THEREFORE, in mutual consideration of the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth and those
contained in the Agreement, it is hereby agreed as follows:
1. Section 4 (a), (b) and (c) of the Interlocal Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
a. Pre-existing standing committees (Chief/CEO, Fire Chiefs Association and EMS Trauma
Council) meet on a regular basis of which KITTCOM is a participant. The Director or their
designee shall attend these meetings to discuss KITTCOM operational matters and
report back to the KITTCOM Administrative Board when necessary. When matters
cannot be addressed in these settings, the Director or their designee will request
separate meetings as necessary to address operational issues with law enforcement or
the Fire/EMS service.
2. Section 11(b), (c) and (f) of the Interlocal Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
a. (b) Reserve and Replacement Fund -- KITTCOM's budget will include an account entitled
"Reserve and Replacement Fund". Each year the Administrative Board will insure said
fund has adequate monies for six (6) months of reserve funding or that can be used to
replace equipment which has failed or become unreliable.
b. (c) Remove section c.
c. (f) Shall read as follows — KITTCOM may accept gifts, grants, loans of money, tax dollars
as approved by RCW, equipment, or services from a lawful source. KITTCOM shall also
cooperate in all ways with local, state and federal government agencies and any private
funding sources to maximize the use of grants or gifts for equipment and operations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Amendment have caused their names to affix hereto by the
proper officers thereto.
Cory Wright, Commissioner
Kittitas County