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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the county executive to execute an interlocal agreement between King County and the city of Carnation for law enforcement services.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. The city of Carnation desires to secure law enforcement services from the county for city residents.
2. The county has the ability to provide these law enforcement services.
3. The county has an established interlocal agreement for law enforcement services with the towns of Beaux Arts Village and Skykomish, and the cities of Burien, Covington, Kenmore, Maple Valley, Newcastle, Sammamish, SeaTac, Shoreline and Woodinville.
4. The proposed interlocal agreement between King County and the city of Carnation is based on the established interlocal agreement with the other contracting cities but is updated for dates and to include amendments to that existing agreement. By using the updated existing interlocal agreement, it is the intent of the parties that the city of Carnation will be similarly situated as the other contracting cities, with the same rights and responsiblities as the other contracting cities.
5. The agreement has been approved by the Carnation city council and signed by Carnation's city manager.
6. Starting January 1, 2014, King County and the city of Carnation began operating under the terms of this agreement.
7. Participation in the agreement with the city of Carnation is to the benefit of the citizens of King County.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. The King County council, having determined that this agreement already executed by the city of Carnation is in the best interests of the public, hereby approves the agreement provided as Attachment A to this ordinance. All actions taken up to now by county officials, agents and employees consistent with the terms of this agreement are hereby ratified, confirmed and approved.
SECTION 2. The county executive is hereby authorized to execute an interlocal
agreement between King County and the city of Carnation, in substantially the form of Attachment A to this ordinance.