Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing an Interlocal Agreement Between the Cities of Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater, and Yelm Establishing the Capital Metro Independent Investigation Team
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve a Resolution Authorizing an Interlocal Agreement Between the Cities of Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater, and Yelm Establishing the Capital Metro Independent Investigation Team (CMIIT).
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve a Resolution Authorizing an Interlocal Agreement Between the Cities of Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater, and Yelm Establishing the CMIIT.
Staff Contact:
Rich Allen, Interim Deputy Chief of Police, Police, 360.753.8411
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item.
Background and Analysis:
Initiative 940 (I-940) and the companion Senate House Bill (SHB)1064, introduced during the 2017 legislative session, requires investigations of officer involved use of deadly force be independent of the involved agency. Following the passage of I-940 and SHB 1064, the legislation was renamed to the Law Enforcement Training and Community Safety Act (LETCSA).
The LETCSA requires the use of an independent investigative team. An independent investigative team for these purposes is defined as:
"A team of qualified and certified peace officer Investigators, civilian crime scene specialists, and at least two nonlaw enforcement community representatives who operate completely independent of any involved agency to conduct investigations of police deadly force incidents. An IIT is created when multiple law enforcement agencies enter into a written agreement to investigate police use of deadly force incidents in their geographical regions. A single law enforcement agency may fulfill the independent investigative function, provided it is not the involved agency."
This interlocal agreement between the Cities of Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater, and Yelm establishes a regional independ...
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