Information

Type: Deliberation

Department: BOCC - Board of County Commissioners

Directors' Update: TBD

Business Meeting: April 27, 2020

Summary:

Amended interlocal agreement between the City of Vader and Lewis County for District Court services.

Publications:

Cover Letter To:

Additional Copies To: Judge Buzzard, Brittni Rogers

Resolution

WHEREAS, RCW 39.34.080 and RCW 3.50.815 authorizes public agencies to perform governmental services, activities, or undertakings which each public agency entering into the contract is authorized by law to perform, provided such contract shall be authorized by the governing body of each party to the contract; and

WHEREAS,  the City of Vader has a need to have court services in the Lewis County District Court for the adjudication of criminal violations and traffic or non-traffic infractions filed by the City or any other infractions, criminal violations or other matters currently having jurisdiction and venue in the Vader municipal court, but wishes to avoid maintaining and a municipal court; and

WHEREAS, the previous interlocal agreement required revision to fully take over the processing and closing of certain cases.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the BOCC has determined proceeding with the interlocal agreement between Lewis County and City of Vader is in the best public interest and is hereby approved, and the BOCC is  authorized to sign the same.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 27th day of April, 2020.