RES 89-56 UNIFIED DRUG ENFORCEMENT EFFORT WITHIN KITSAP COUNTY11-30-89
RESOLUTION NO. 89-56
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN iNTERLOCAL AGREM4ENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF WINSLOW, CITY OF POULSBO, CITY OF
PORT ORCHARD, AND THE CITY OF BREMERTON TO ORGANIZE A
UNIFIED DRUG ENFORCEMENT EFFORT WITHIN KITSAP COUNTY.
WHEREAS, the Police Departments of the four (4)
cities comprising Kitsap County recognize that it is in the
best interest of the citizens of their respective
jurisdictions to have a unified drug enforcement effort; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Winslow,
Washington, feels it is in the best interest of the health,
safety, and welfare of the citizens of Winslow to enter into
an Interlocal Agreement to organize a unified drug
enforcement effort in Kitsap County; and
WHEREAS, RCW 39.34 permits such agreements;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of
the City of Winslow, Washington, as follows:
The proposed agreement (Exhibit A, attached hereto
and dated December 7, 1989 , 1989) with the City of
Winslow, the City of Poulsbo, the City of Port Orchard, and
the City of Bremerton to organize a unified drug enforcement
effort is hereby approved.
APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Winslow,
Washington, this 7th day of December , 1989.
ALICE B. TAWRESEY, Mayor~
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATE:
D~A j~Y/'~"/~XTON, Clerk/Treasure~~"~'~r
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ROBERT O. CONOLEY, City Att~rney~
INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
Drug Task Force
WHEREAS, nhe parties hereto recognize that it is in the best
interest of the citizens of their respective jurisdictions to have
a unified drug enforcement effort; and
WHEREAS, RCW 39.34 permits local governmental units to cooperate
for their mutual benefit; now therefore in consideration of the
mutual considerations contained herein.
IT IS AGREED between the Cities of Bremerton, Poulsbo, Winslow and
Port Orchard, municipal corporations:
1. RESPONSIBILITIES.
The Bremerton Police Department has a four (4) man Drug Task
Force Organization which will be joined by NIS Investigators
assigned to work out of the Bremerton Police Department. The
cities of Poulsbo, Winslow and Port Orchard agree to assign a
Police Officer in each City as a Liaison Officer with the Task
Force. The Liaison Officer will gather information in their
community which will be shared with the Task Force. These Officers
and Agents will work together to investigate complaints, make drug
buys, obtain warrants, and carry out drug raids at target locations
within these jurisdictions.
2. TERM.
This Agreement shall commence upon December 1, 1989 and
terminate November 30, 1990.
3. COSTS.
Each jurisdiction shall pay all costs associated with its
officers and equipment assigned to the Task Force. Costs of
litigating drug seizures shall be born by the jurisdiction where
the seizures take place. Assets seized and forfeited by this Task
Force will be shared equally between the parties involved in the
action.
4. RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES.
Each Task Force city shall act as independent contractors and
not as employees of the Task Force or of another party to this
agreement. As such they have no authority to bind other parties
nor control employees of other parties, contractors or other
entities. Within the performance of these duties, officers of this
Task Force unit shall work under the direction of the Bremerton
Police Chief or his representative.
CITY OF BREMERTON
DEL RT D. McNEAL, Police Chief GENE LOBE, Mayor
Dated: Dated:
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN McCLUSKEY, City Clerk
CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
JOSEPH MATHEWS, Police Chief
Dated:
LESLIE J. WEATHERILL, Mayor
Dated:
ATTEST:
CITY OF POULSBO
RICPIARD J. LANG, Police Chief
Dated:
MITCH MITCHENSON, Mayor
Dated:
ATTEST:
CITY OF WINSLOW
· SUTTON, Police Chief
ALICE TAWRESSY, Mayor
Dated: December 7, 1989