Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing Amendment No. 1 to an Agreement with Thurston County for Judicial Services
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve a Resolution authorizing Amendment No. 1 to an Agreement Between with Thurston County for Judicial Services.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve a Resolution authorizing Amendment No. 1 to an Agreement Between with Thurston County for Judicial Services.
Staff Contact:
Debbie Sullivan, Assistant City Manager, 360.753.8499
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item
Background and Analysis:
On July 29, 2025, the City of Olympia entered into an Interlocal Agreement under which Thurston County will provide judicial services for the City.
Since the approval of the Interlocal Agreement, the City of Olympia, decided to transition all parking citations/infractions directly to District Court for processing. This approach aligns with state law, reduces administrative complexity, and lowers the City's legal risk. As a result, Thurston County determined that an additional fee is required which includes a one-time equipment cost of $6,000 and one additional full-time equivalent employee at a cost of $110,937 for salary and benefits. District Court will assume responsibility for all of the City's parking citation/infraction responses, fines, hearings, payments, and related tasks.
Thurston County also determined that an additional two full-time employees are required to provide security for operations of Thurston County District Court due to the increase in cases filed by the City of Olympia. The salary and benefits for this expense are $380,000.
The Interlocal Agreement expires on December 31, 2026. The agreement states that a comprehensive rate study will be completed by the County before the current agreement expires. Costs for judicial services will be apportioned among jurisdictions using Thurston County Court's judicial services.
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