TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
Executive
Malisa Files
(425) 556-2166
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
Executive
Amy Tsai
Chief Policy Advisor
TITLE:
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Approval of the King County District Court ILA Amendment
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
recommendation
The City contracts with King County District Court for the provision of District Court services. Council approval of the amendment would add the cost of probation services for active supervision to the contract, in support of King County receiving full cost recovery for the services they provide.
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? Additional Background Information/Description of Proposal Attached
REQUESTED ACTION:
? Receive Information ? Provide Direction ? Approve
REQUEST RATIONALE:
* Relevant Plans/Policies:
King County District Court ILA with City of Redmond
* Required:
RCW 39.34.180 local duty to handle misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor offenses
* Council Request:
N/A
* Other Key Facts:
The City of Redmond contracts with King County District Court (KCDC) to provide local court services. The amount of the contract is based on the cost to King County of providing the services minus revenue brought in by filing fees; Redmond is charged based on the percentage of cases it has out of all cities contracting with KCDC. KCDC has not historically charged for the cost of providing probation services and now seeks to recover those costs.
ILA Amendment Effect - This ILA amendment adds the court staffing costs of handling active supervision probation cases, including associated supervisory costs; it does not charge the City any additional facility or security costs or probation compliance monitoring costs. Exhibit A to the ILA amendment contains the formulas that would be applied annually; the case numbers use the last available year's data for illustration purposes.
Estimated Cost Impact - KCDC would begin including probation case data in its cost model in 2026. Cities are billed the fol...
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