HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-2013-088 2014-2018 Interlocal Jail Agreement with Yakima CountyA RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION NO. R-2013-088
authorizing the City Manager of the City of Yakima to execute an
Interlocal Jail Agreement with Yakima County, Washington for the
provision of jail services.
WHEREAS, the Yakima Police Department requires additional space to house
prisoners held on Yakima Municipal Court charges; and
WHEREAS, the County of Yakima is willing to provide jail services for Yakima
prisoners through 2018 in accordance with the terms and conditions of the attached
Interlocal Jail Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the County of Yakima and the City of Yakima have had prior
agreements for such purpose with the most recent set to expire on December 31, 2013;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Yakima deems it to be in the best
interest of the City of Yakima to enter into the attached Interlocal Jail Agreement with the
County of Yakima for the provision of jail services, now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
The City Manager of the City of Yakima is hereby authorized and directed to
execute the attached and incorporated "Interlocal Jail Agreement County of Yakima — City
of Yakima" for the provision of jail services.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this 2nd day of July, 2013.
Mic Ca IeY , Ma or
2014-2018 INTERLOCAL
CORRECTIONS/DETENTION AGREEMENT
THIS INTERLOCAL CORRECTIONS/DETENTION AGREEMENT (hereinafter
"Agreement") is made and entered into by and between Yakima County (hereinafter
the "County") and the City of Yakima (hereinafter the "City").
WHEREAS, RCW Chapters 39.34 and RCW 70.48 authorize the City and the
County to enter into a contract for jail services that specifies the responsibilities of each
party.
WHEREAS, the City, through its Police Department, desires to continue to utilize
the jail facilities maintained by the County for the detention of some City prisoners, and
to reasonably compensate the County for the care and custody of said prisoners.
WHEREAS, the County, through its Department of Corrections, desires to
continue to make its jail facilities available to the City for the detention of some City
prisoners.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, conditions, and
promises contained herein, the parties hereto mutually agree as follows:
1. Purpose. It is the purpose and intent of this Agreement that the County, through
the Department of Corrections, and the City, through its Police Department, shall
cooperate for the care and custody of male and female jail prisoners pursuant to
the authority of Chapters 39.34, 70.48 and 39.34.180 of the Revised Code of
Washington. This Agreement is intended to apply to those instances in which it
is desirable that a person arrested for a misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor
referred from their respective jurisdiction, whether filed under State law or City
ordinance, be held under the control and/or custody of the Yakima County
Department of Corrections.
2. Incarceration. The County shall accept and incarcerate male and female
prisoners of the City and shall feed and otherwise generally care for those
prisoners in the same manner as its own prisoners and in a manner consistent
with rules governing its jail, if it has available space in its jail. Yakima County
Department of Corrections will not accept prisoners that are not deemed
medically acceptable. Please see Attachment B to this agreement. In addition,
an inmate may be refused for reasons other than medical concerns. To the
greatest extent permitted by law, the County shall have the right to refuse to
accept a City prisoner or to return a City prisoner. The County shall use
reasonable judgment when invoking this section of the contract.
3. Computation of Fees. The Director of the Department of Corrections and the
Yakima City Manager shall meet by November of each year to confirm the fees
for the following year. The annual rate shall be adjusted on January 1st of each
year of the contract, beginning on January 1, 2015, based on the prior year's
(April to April) Western United States CPI (Consumer Price Index).
4. Charges and Other Services.
4.1 Yearly Rate for Incarceration. The City shall pay the County a bed rate as
established in the (MADP) Sliding scale for each prisoner that is incarcerated in
the Yakima County Jail for violation or alleged violation of a misdemeanor or
gross misdemeanor referred from the City of Yakima. Whether filed under State
law or City ordinance; and provided further that the City shall not be obligated to
pay for incarceration of prisoners charged with any offense initially filed by the
prosecuting attorney as a felony offense or an attempt to commit a felony
offense.
The prisoner bed rates for the duration of this Agreement will be according to
attachment A. If for some reason, a renewal agreement between the City and
County cannot be reached by January 1, 2019, and continued incarceration of
prisoners by the County is desired, the new daily rate shall be retroactively
applied from January 1, 2019 forward, once a new agreement is reached.
The City of Yakima agrees to pay Yakima County a monthly minimum of
$142,350 per month for calendar year 2014 for incarceration services based on
an average monthly inmate census of 80 inmates per day incarcerated in the
Yakima County Jail for violations of alleged misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor
offenses. If the City exceeds 80 inmate beds MADP, the City of Yakima agrees to
pay the County $49.75 per person for each day or partial day for each prisoner in
excess of 80 beds MADP per month for calendar year 2014 and as adjusted for
CPI for calendar years 2015-2018. Payments will be made in equal monthly
installments of $142,350 per month unless the bed total exceeds the average
monthly census of 80 MADP, in which case the city will be billed for those
additional beds exceeding minimum 80 MADP at the aforementioned daily
additional rate.
4.2 When a prisoner is held in custody at the same time by the County on the
basis of State and/or local agency criminal charges, the medical treatment fees
for the prisoner shall be fractionalized on an equal basis between the respective
jurisdictions. "At the same time" as used in this paragraph shall not be
interpreted to include time spent while waiting to serve a consecutive sentence
for City charges For example: if a prisoner is held by the County pursuant to City,
County, and a third agency's charges, the applicable medical treatment charges
shall be allocated to each jurisdiction on a 33 1/3% share of the total cost. For
purposes of this paragraph, the State of Washington and Yakima County shall be
considered one entity.
Fractionalized billing will be used to determine monthly ADP and medical
per Exhibit A of this agreement.
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4.3 Inmate Housing Computation. Itis agreed the City and County will use
Attachment A to compute prisoner housing fees.
4.4 Inmate Work Crews. Inmate work crews will be contracted through a
separate agreement.
4.5 Home Detention. The City agrees to not provide any Home Detention
services to any other entity. The City reserves the right to provide its own Home
Detention services to City of Yakima prisoners. These two home detention
services are available for the City's prisoners.
4.5.1 Option A: The County will provide home detention electronic
monitoring and reporting services to the City for a cost according to
attachment A per day per offender. All offender screening, selection,
hookups, scheduling, supervision, re -incarceration, and offender fee
collections and use will be the province of the City provided: (1) This
service contracted city's offenders only AND (2) The City will reimburse
the cost to replace any lost, damaged and/or stolen equipment.
4.5.2 Option B: The County will provide any or all of the home detention
program service. Those activities shall be operated by mutual agreement
and in full compliance with the County's program policies, procedures and
practices. In this case, there will be a daily rate charged to the City for
these services according to attachment A. The City also agrees to allow
the County to collect and keep all participant and other revenues and fees
associated with providing home detention services.
a. The County shall maintain reasonable access to a sufficient supply
of field monitoring device (FMD) equipment needed to meet the
City home detention service needs. The County shall keep and
maintain such equipment in good working order and shall update
the equipment as necessary. The County shall also make
reasonable efforts to provide the City with additional monitoring
capabilities, including but not limited to: alcohol sensors, daily fax
on each monitored defendant, and automated notification regarding
monitored defendants who are not in compliance with the home
detention monitoring program.
b. The City shall not be liable to the County for the loss of or damage
to monitoring equipment caused by defendants and/or offenders
provided by the County pursuant to this Agreement. Rather, the
County shall seek compensation for lost or damaged monitoring
equipment from those monitored defendants and/or offenders who
lose or damage such equipment.
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4.6 Access to County Computer System. The County shall permit the City
continuous access to its computer database regarding all City prisoners detained
by the County. This continuous access feature shall be accomplished through a
computer link between a computer(s) designated by the City at the Police Station
and appropriate computer(s) of the County.
5. Prisoner Delivery and Notification.
5.1 When it becomes necessary to incarcerate City prisoners in the County
due to City's Detention Facility space limitations or for other reasons, the City
shall deliver such prisoners to the County Jail, unless the inmate is otherwise
ordered by the Court to report directly to the County Jail At the time of delivery,
the City shall provide the warrant or court order detaining or committing the
prisoner to the County, except for prisoners who directly report to the County Jail.
Said order shall specify the next court date or release date of the prisoner. The
County shall accept any such prisoner; provided, however, that the County may
not accept any prisoner who appears to be sick or injured until such prisoner has
received proper medical attention and has been cleared for incarceration by an
appropriate medical authority. The County Jail reserves the discretion to refuse
to take prisoners for medical reasons or safety and security reasons within the
facility.
5.2 In the event a City prisoner is held in custody by the County Jail pursuant
to this Agreement, and that prisoner is also detained by the County on the basis
of other State and/or other local agency charges, the City may at it's option and
upon completion of his/her sentence for the other jurisdictional charges, pick up
and deliver the prisoner to the City Detention Facility for the Completion of
his/her jail sentence. It will be the City's responsibility to monitor and manage
their prisoner population and to remove its prisoners from and or leave its
prisoners in the County facility under this section as best meets its needs.
5.3 In the event a prisoner is received by the County pursuant to
misdemeanor and/or gross misdemeanor charges filed by the City, the County
shall immediately notify the City of the receipt of said prisoner.
5.4 When the City holds a prisoner in custody at the City's Detention Facility
pursuant to charges from other jurisdictions, the City will notify the County of the
transport need and detain the prisoner until the next transport date. The City will
deliver the prisoner and the necessary documents to the County on the next
transport date at a mutually agreed upon time.
6. Booking Procedure. Prisoners will be booked by Department of Corrections
personnel according to the procedures and policies of the Department of Corrections by
completing for each such prisoner an appropriate booking sheet with a copy to be
provided to the arresting agency if requested. Prisoner's personal property will be held
by the County and handled in the same manner as property of its own prisoners.
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Pursuant to RCW 70 48.130, and as part of the booking procedure, the Department of
Corrections shall obtain general information concerning the inmate's ability to pay for
medical care, including insurance or other medical benefits or resources to which an
inmate is entitled. The County shall provide this information to the City/Town upon
request within forty-eight (48) hours of receipt of the request. Requests shall only be
made between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. Requests shall not be made on
County holidays.
7. Court Appearance. The County shall be responsible for arranging and
delivering City prisoners held pursuant to this Agreement for Yakima County Superior
Court and District Court appearances. The County shall have sole discretion in
determining when prisoners will be transported for Yakima County Superior Court and
District Court appearances. Transport may be delayed on occasion if transporting a
prisoner poses a safety and security risk to other prisoners in the Jail or Yakima County
Department of Corrections staff. The City shall be responsible for arranging and
delivering City prisoners held by the County pursuant to this Agreement for applicable
Court appearances and then redelivering the prisoner to the appropriate detention
facility if necessary.
8. Bail. The County shall deliver all bail to the appropriate court in a manner, which
is agreeable to the receiving court.
9. Hold Harmless.
9.1 The County agrees to protect, hold harmless, indemnify, and defend the
City, its elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents and
volunteers from any and all suits, actions, claims, demands, losses, liens,
liabilities, penalties, fines, and other proceedings and all damages, judgments,
costs and expenses, (including reasonable attorney's fees and disbursements)
and also including, but not limited to, claims related to alleged mistreatment,
injury, or death to any prisoner, or loss or damage to prisoner property while in
County custody, or damage, or destruction to a third party or third parties, to the
extent caused by any negligent act and/or omission of the County, its elected
officials, officers, employees, agents, volunteers and/or subcontractors, arising
out of the performance or nonperformance of this Agreement.
9.2 The City agrees to protect, hold harmless, indemnify, and defend the
County, its elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents and
volunteers from any and all suits, actions, claims, demands, losses, liens,
liabilities, penalties, fines, and other proceedings and all damages, judgments,
costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees and disbursements,
and also including, but not limited to, a claim of false arrest or detention, or
damage, or destruction to a third party or third parties, to the extent caused by
any negligent act and/or omission of the City, its elected officials, officers,
employees, agents, volunteers and/or subcontractors, arising out of the
performance or nonperformance of this Agreement.
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9.3 In the event that the officials, officers, agents, and/or employees of both
the County and the City are negligent, each party shall be liable for its
contributory share of negligence for any resulting suits, actions, claims, liability,
damages, judgments, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney's fees).
9.4 Nothing contained in this Section or this Agreement shall be construed to
create a right of indemnification in any third party
10. Medical. The County shall provide and furnish for prisoners confined in its
facility the minor medical care, attention and treatment, which is provided within the
facility. The County shall immediately notify the City/Town's designee(s) via e-mail or
fax if a City/Town's prisoner requires medical or dental treatment at a medical or health
care facility, the City/Town shall promptly notify the County of any changes in its
designee(s). The County shall be reimbursed for any of these medical costs pursuant
to RCW 70.48.130. If any disputes arise concerning the City or Town's reimbursement
of the County, RCW 70.48.130 controls. Prisoners who are assaulted or accidentally
injure themselves while housed in any jail, the medical will be the responsibility of the
jail housing them. If an inmate intentionally injures themselves or instigates an action
where they are injured the cost goes to the agency for whom the inmate is held
(fractionalized as appropriate.)
The County and City/Town shall bear the expense of any such medical care, which is
directly caused by misfeasance, or malfeasance of the County or City, its officers or
agents. "Immediate notification" shall mean notification as soon as reasonably possible
before the inmate receives medical and/or dental treatment with the understanding that
such may not be reasonably possible prior to emergency care.
In the event the County or City/Town, pursuant to this Agreement holds a prisoner in
custody, and the County or City/Town on the basis of other State and/or other local
agency criminal charges detains that prisoner, the costs of medical and/or dental
treatment shall be fractionalized on an equal basis between the respective jurisdictions.
For example: if a prisoner is held by the County pursuant to City, County, and a third
agency's charges, the total costs of medical and/or dental treatment (other than minor
care) shall be allocated on a 33 1/3% share to each jurisdiction. For purposes of this
paragraph, the State of Washington and Yakima County shall be considered one entity.
11. Uniform Alcoholism Treatment. Neither party shall be responsible to the other
for those individuals taken into protective custody by a party in accordance with RCW
Chapter 70.96A Uniform Alcoholism and Intoxication Treatment.
12. Jail Industries. The County has a number of internal programs, which may be
of benefit to the City. These programs include Commissary, Meal Service, and Work
Crews. In the event the City wishes to utilize any of these programs, the County and
City shall have the ability to negotiate cost for use.
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13. Implementation. The Director of the Yakima County Department of Corrections
and the City's Designee shall be jointly responsible for implementation and proper
administration of this Agreement. In addition, will refer problems of implementation to
the governing bodies of the County and City for resolution if necessary.
14. Termination. Termination of this Agreement by either party may be
accomplished on ninety (90) days written notice to the other party and to the State
Office of Financial Management as required by RCW 70.48.090 stating the grounds for
said termination and specifying plans for accommodating the affected prisoners;
provided, however, that either party may terminate the home detention program
specified in Section 4.3.2(a) by providing the other party with thirty (30) days written
notice of termination that states the grounds for said termination and specifying plans
for accommodating the affected prisoners.
15. Duration of Agreement. The duration of this Agreement shall be from January
1, 2014 through midnight December 31, 2018, unless otherwise terminated in
accordance with Section 14 of this Agreement.
16. City's Right of Inspection. The City shall have the right, upon reasonable
advance notice, to inspect County correction facilities where City Inmates are housed at
reasonable times. During such inspections, the City may interview its Inmates and
review its Inmate's records. The City shall have no right to interview inmates housed for
other jurisdictions or to review their medical records, unless it is properly authorized to
do so by the inmate or the other jurisdiction.
17. Property. It is not anticipated that any real or personal property will be acquired
or purchased by the parties solely because of this Agreement.
18. Equal Opportunity. Neither party shall discriminate against any person on the
grounds of race, creed, color, religion, national original, sex, sexual orientation, age,
marital status, political affiliation or belief or the presence of any sensory, mental or
physical handicap in violation of the Washington State Law Against Discrimination
(RCW chapter 49.60) or the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 USC 12110 et. Seq.).
In the event of the violation of this provision, the other party may terminate this
agreement immediately.
19. Assignment. This Agreement, or any interest herein, or claim hereunder, shall
not be assigned or transferred in whole or in part by Yakima County to any other person
or entity without the prior written consent of the City. In the event that such prior written
consent to an assignment is granted, then the assignee shall assume all duties,
obligations, and liabilities of Yakima County stated herein.
20. Non -Waiver. The failure of either party to insist upon strict performance of any
provision of this Agreement or to exercise any right based upon a breach thereof or the
acceptance of any performance during such breach shall not constitute a waiver of any
right under this Agreement.
21. Severability. If any portion of this Agreement is changed per mutual Agreement
or any portion is held invalid, the remainder of the Agreement shall remain in full force
and effect.
22. Integration. This written document constitutes the entire Agreement between
the City and Yakima County. There are no other oral or written Agreements between
the parties as to the subjects covered herein. No changes or additions to this
Agreement shall be valid or binding upon either party unless such change or addition be
in writing and executed by both parties.
23. Notices. Unless stated otherwise herein, all notices and demands shall be in
writing and sent or hand -delivered to the parties to their addresses as follows:
TO CITY:
TO COUNTY:
Tony O'Rourke, City Manager
City of Yakima
129 N 2nd St.
Yakima, WA 98901
Edmund Campbell, Director
Yakima County Department of Corrections
111 North Front Street
Yakima, WA 98901
Alternatively, to such other addresses as the parties may hereafter designate in writing.
Notices and/or demands shall be sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid,
or hand -delivered. Such notices shall be deemed effective when mailed or hand -
delivered at the addresses specified above.
24. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Washington. Any action concerning this
contract shall be brought in the Superior Courts of Yakima County.
25. Arbitration. In the event an inter -local correction/detention agreement for
calendar year 2018 is desired by both parties but the parties cannot agree upon the
terms of the agreement by March 31, 2018 the new agreement shall automatically be
submitted to binding arbitration as provided herein. Specifically, the parties shall attempt
to name a single arbitrator by April 15, 2018. In the event that the parties cannot agree
on a single arbitrator by said time, each party shall appoint one arbitrator by April 30,
2018. The two appointed arbitrators shall then mutually agree on a third arbitrator to
chair the arbitration panel. The arbitration panel shall thereafter decide the dispute by
majority rule and render a written decision within fourteen (14) calendar days of the
arbitration hearing.
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26. Approval and Filing. Each party shall approve this Agreement by resolution,
ordinance or otherwise pursuant to the laws of the governing body of each party. The
attested signatures of the City Manager and the Yakima County Commissioners below
shall constitute a presumption that such approval was properly obtained. A copy of this
Agreement shall be filed with the Yakima County Auditor's Office pursuant to RCW
39.34.040.
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BOARD OF YAKIMA COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
chael D. Leita, Chairman
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J. Ran •-ott, Commissioner
Constitutin. -- Board of County Commissioners for Yakima
County, Washington
Attachment A
YAKIMA COUNTY
INTERLOCAL CORRECTIONS AGREEMENT - 2014-2018
Local Detention/Correction Rates:
Daily Housing:
Based on the Monthly Average Daily Population (MADP) sliding scale:
Monthly Average Daily Population
(MADP)
Daily Rate Per Inmate
2014
21 and above
$49
75
0-20
$84
75
An adjustment of the daily rate will occur on January 1st of each year of the contract, beginning on
January 1, 2015 based on the prior year's (April to April) Western United States Consumer Price Index
(CPI).
Example
Date
Apr 09
Apr 10
US -W
207.925
213.958
2011 Daily Bed Rate Adjustment 2.902%
Date
Apr 10
Apr 11
US -W
213.958
221.743
2012 Daily Bed Rate Adjustment 3.639%
Date
Apr 11
Apr 12
US -W
221.743
227.012
2013 Daily Bed Rate Adjustment 2.376%
*If the Daily Bed Rate Adjustment is negative, the
rates will remain the same for the following year.
**Bed Rates will be rounded up to the nearest penny.
***US -W CPI data will be taken from the following web
pages; http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/STATS/cpiw.html
Billing Detail:
Fractionalized Billing per current practice.
Other special Agreement Conditions:
Yakima County has the following correctional options services.
• Electronic Home Detention (City determines monitoring and supervision)
Daily Electronic Home Monitoring $9.50
Daily Electronic Home Supervision $7.00
ATTACHMENT B
MEDICAL ACCEPTABILITY
The County may, based on the following or other reasonable criteria, determine that
proposed inmates are not acceptable for transport and/or housing:
1. Blood or fluid present at an open wound site or bleeding from an open
wound.
2. Any injury or illness requiring immediate or emergency medical treatment.
3. Unconsciousness.
4. Inmates unable to stand and walk under their own power.
5. Signs of alcohol toxicity and signs of current or recent use of any intoxicants.
6. Signs of alcohol and/or drug withdrawal.
7. Bed bound individuals.
8. Individuals with attached IV or requiring IV medications.
9. Individuals requiring the use of oxygen tanks.
10. AMA (Against Medical Advice) from the hospital.
11. Individuals having had major invasive surgery within the last 72 hours. Non-
invasive surgery such as oral surgery, laser -eye surgery and minor surgery
may be evaluated on a case by case basis.
12. Post-operative persons who have follow up appointments within the next two
weeks.
13. Wounds with drainage tubes attached.
14. Open and/or oozing bedsores.
15. Individuals requiring nebulizers who cannot obtain one.
16. Inmates who cannot perform activities of daily living ("ADL's") or who do
not have the capacity to function safely within a correctional environment.
17. Persons who are pregnant.
18. Persons undergoing chemotherapy and/or radiation treatment.
19. Persons undergoing dialysis.
20. Persons with the following untreated medical conditions:
a) Heart disease
b) Seizures disorders
c) Insulin dependent diabetes
d) Cancer
e) HIV Positive or AIDS
21. Persons who are HIV positive or have AIDS and are taking anti-viral
medications.
22. Persons taking Methadone, or Suboxone, a substitute for Methadone.
23. Person, if prescribed, has not taken psychotropic medications for at least 72
hours.
24. Persons requiring CPAP machines as prescribed must be transported with the
machine.
BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No. (d
For Meeting of: 7/2/2013
ITEM TITLE:
SUBMITTED BY:
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
Resolution authorizing execution of jail services agreement
with Yakima County
Chief Dominic Rizzi
Attached is a resolution authorizing the execution of an Interlocal Jail Agreement between the
City of Yakima and Yakima County.
The City of Yakima does not have sufficient jail capacity to house the number of misdemeanor
offenders in the Yakima City Jail. The proposed contract will allow the City of Yakima to
continue housing excess misdemeanor offenders in the Yakima County Jail for a daily, per bed
rate of $84.75 for 0-20 prisoners, and $49.75 for over 20 prisoners. The contract is for a five-
year period (2014 through 2018) with a CPI adjustment to be made each year after 2014.
Resolution: Ordinance:
Other (Specify):
Contract: Contract Term: 5 Years
Start Date: January 1, 2014 End Date: December 31, 2018
Item Budgeted: Yes Amount:
Funding Source/Fiscal
Impact:
Strategic Priority: Public Trust and Accountability.
Insurance Required? No
Mail to:
Phone:
APPROVED FOR
SUBMITTAL:
City Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that Council adopt the resolution authorizing the execution of this
agreement.
ATTACHMENTS:
Name: Description:
jailsvnopsis2013.docx synopsis
YDOC 2013 Jail Contract Resolution .docx Jail agreement resolution
El 2014-2018 Inmate Housinq.docx inmate housing
El Attachment A - 2014-18 Rates.docx jail attachment a
LII DOC Contract Attachment B.docx jail attachment b
City of Yakima
Police Department
200 S. 3rd Street
Yakima, Washington 98901
Dominic Rivii Jr, Chief of Police Telephone (509) 575-6200 Fax (509) 575-6007
To:
From:
Subj ect:
Memorandum
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Yakima City Council
Dominic Rizzi, Police Chief
Tony O'Rourke, City Manager
2014-2018 Yakima County Jail Contract
The City of Yakima has reached an agreement with Yakima County regarding a five-year
(2014-2018) contract for the County to house the City's excess misdemeanor arrestees.
Historical Perspective
The City of Yakima and Yakima County have had an annually revised contract for the City
to house all or some of the City's misdemeanor arrestees in the County Jail for over three
decades. For most of this time period the contract specified a per inmate/per day fee
schedule. The City began, particularly in 2010 and 2011, to have severely fluctuating annual
jail costs that were difficult to budget for. As a result, the contracts for both 2012 and 2013
were re -negotiated to specify a "flat rate" of $2.3 million per year, for a maximum of 110
beds per day. In 2012, the inmate population was significantly below the 110 daily
population. Currently, the average daily inmate population is 80 beds per day.
Proposed 2014-2018 Contract
• Based on a projected average monthly census of 80 inmates per day the projected
annual cost for County jail service will be $1.7 million in 2014, or $600,000 less than
FY 2013.
• The new contract has a new "floor" of an average monthly census of 80 inmates per
day. The first 20 inmates will cost $84.75 per day, based on medical and mental
hardships. All other inmates above 20 will be charged a base rate of $49.75.
However, inmates over the average monthly census of 80 will be charged at the base
rate of $49.75. This number is well below the daily excess rate of $54.75 the City has
been under contract for in 2012 and 2013.
• The new contract is five years, covering January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2018. The
contract features an automatic CPI increase of the base daily rate each year based on
the Western United States Consumer Price Index.
• The contract includes a 180 day opt out for either party.
Long -Term Planning
During the five-year period covered by the new contract, the City will continue to analyze
long term jail needs. The City will also continue to research other options, including
expansion of the current City jail, building a new jail facility, and/or contracts with other
entities.