TO: Committee of the Whole - Public Safety and Human Services
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Police Chief Darrell Lowe 425-556-2521
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Police Brian Coats Deputy Chief Police Ryan George Lieutenant
TITLE:
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2027 Rate Amendment to the Interlocal Agreement Between the City of Redmond and the South Correctional Entity (SCORE)
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
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The City of Redmond is required by state law to provide jail housing for people held on City misdemeanor charges. The City meets this requirement through an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) with the South Correctional Entity (SCORE), a public jail agency located in Des Moines. This 2027 Amendment to the ILA for Inmate Housing increases SCORE's daily rates for guaranteed and non-guaranteed beds by five (5) percent and keeps the City's guaranteed bed count at twenty-two (22) beds per day, the same as 2026.
The new rates take effect January 1, 2027. Attachment B provides background on how SCORE jail costs work, written for Councilmembers who are new to this contract.
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REQUESTED ACTION:
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REQUEST RATIONALE:
Relevant Plans/Policies:
N/A
Required:
The City is required by law to house misdemeanants under RCW 39.34.180 (Criminal Justice Responsibilities – Interlocal Agreements – Termination).
Council Request:
N/A
Other Key Facts:
Current spending. The 2026 SCORE budget is $1,659,430. The City is on track to spend approximately $1,837,223 in 2026, about $177,800 (10.7 percent) over budget.
Current use. Redmond's actual average daily population at SCORE is twenty-three (23) people. This is an average. The daily count rises and falls, so on many days it is below 23 and on others it is above.
How the two bed types are billed. The City pays for each guaranteed bed every day, whether or not it is occupied. Non-guaranteed beds cost abo...
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