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Clerk 12/05/2003
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the county executive to enter into interlocal agreements with existing contract cities relating to the continued provision of local district court services.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. The cities of Bellevue, Burien, Carnation, Covington, Duvall, Kenmore, Mercer Island, Newcastle, Normandy Park, North Bend, Redmond, Sammamish, Shoreline, Skykomish, Snoqualmie and Woodinville ("cities") currently contract with King County for local district courts services.
2. The cities have a strong interest in procuring court services from the county past 2004, the term of the current contract, and the county is able and willing to provide such.
3. The county and cities have cooperatively negotiated the terms of a new two year contract for the years 2005 and 2006.
4. The new contract provides the county with greater cost recovery and preserves the county's ability to make future changes to the court system to ensure efficient and cost effective service delivery.
5. The county will in the near future complete a district court operational master plan and facilities master plan that will set forth the policy basis for future local district court contract services past the term of the new contract.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. The county executive is hereby authorized to execute an interlocal agreement with the cities of Bellevue, Burien, Carnation, Covington, Duvall, Kenmore, Mercer Island, Newcastle, Normandy Park, North Bend, Redmond, Sammamish, Shoreline, Skykomish, Snoqualmie and Woodinville, and any other cities who desire to
contract with King County District Court substantially in the form attached to this ordinance, to provide local district court services.