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INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN SKAGIT COUNTY
Skagit County Contract # C20230358
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The City of Anacortes
AND
Mountain Law
THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into by and between the City of Anacortes ("City").
Mountain Law, and Skagit County. Washington ("County") pursuant to the authority granted by
Chapter 39,34 RCW. INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT.
1. PURPOSE: To provide legal representation to arrestees at the 8:30 a.m. preliminary
appearance calendar in Skagit County District Court while conserving resources of the parties.
2. RESPONSIBILITIES: To provide rotating legal representation to arrestees at the 8:30 a.m.
preliminary appearance calendar in Skagit County District Court. Within 24 hours of each hearing,
the City, Mountain Law (representing clients in Mount Vernon Municipal Court, Burlington
Municipal Court, and Sedro-Woolley Municipal Court), and the County shall transmit to each other
all paperwork associated with the respective party's cases. Neither the City. Mountain Law, nor
the County shall have any obligation beyond provision of representation at the preliminary hearing
calendar as agreed to herein. The parties shall jointly compile a schedule of hearing coverage
pursuant to this agreement. which includes coverage by public defenders from the Skagit County
Public Defender, Mountain Law, and the City of Anacortes.
3. TERM OF AGREEMENT: The term of this Agreement shall be from execution through
December 31, 2024.
4 MANNER OF FINANCING: No compensation will be given to any party in connection with
this agreement.
5. ADMINISTRATION: The following individuals are designated as representatives of the
respective parties. The representatives shall be responsible for administration of this Agreement
and for coordinating and monitoring performance under this Agreement. In the event such
representatives are changed, the party making the change shall notify the other parties.
5.1 The County's representative shall be C. Wesley Richards, director of the Skagit
County Public Defender.
5.2 City's representative shall be Crystal Chappell.
5.3 Mountain Law's representative shall be Michael Laws.
6. TREATMENT OF ASSETS AND PROPERTY: No fixed assets or personal or real
property will be jointly or cooperatively, acquired, held, used, or disposed of pursuant to this
Agreement.
7. INDEMNIFICATION: Each party agrees to be responsible and assume liability for its own
wrongful and/or negligent acts or omissions or those of their officials, officers, agents, or
employees to the fullest extent required by law. and further agrees to save, indemnify, defend,
and hold the other parties harmless from any such liability. It is further provided that no liability
shall attach to the County.the City,or Mountain Law by reason of entering into this contract except
as expressly provided herein.
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8. TERMINATION: Any party hereto may terminate this Agreement upon thirty (30) days
notice in writing either personally delivered or mailed postage-prepaid by certified mail, return
receipt requested, to the party's last known address for the purposes of giving notice under this
paragraph. If this Agreement is so terminated, the parties shall be liable only for performance
rendered or costs incurred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement prior to the effective
date of termination.
9. CHANGES, MODIFICATIONS,AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS: The Agreement may be
changed, modified, amended or waived only by written agreement executed by the parties hereto.
Waiver or breach of any term or condition of this Agreement shall not be considered a waiver of
any prior or subsequent breach.
10. SEVERABILITY: In the event any term or condition of this Agreement or application
thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other terms,
conditions or applications of this Agreement which can be given effect without the invalid term,
condition, or application. To this end the terms and conditions of this Agreement are declared
severable.
11. ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This Agreement contains all the terms and conditions agreed
upon by the parties. All items incorporated herein by reference are attached. No other
understandings, oral or otherwise, regarding the subject matter of this Agreement shall be
deemed to exist or to bind any of the parties hereto.
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GOVERNMENT AGENCY:
City of Anacortes
Matt Miller, Mayor
6/28/2023
Date
Mailing Address:
PO Box 547
Anacortes, WA 98221
Attest:
Stz� 0. Se�J
Steven D. Hoglund, Finance Director
Approved as to Form:
Owo Swdy
Darcy Swetnam. City Attorney
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Mountain Law
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Signature&Title of Signatory v� `
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Print Name of Signatory
Mailing Address:
30102_ 5 . 1 S. 5-1-.
Phone number fo0 - 3 - D 8.�Ig
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DATED this day of i AAA 2023.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SKAW COUNTY,WASHIN TON
Ron Wesen, Chair
Lisa Janicki, Commissidner
Peter Bro nin , Commissioner
Attest:
Am�ffA��
Clerk of the Board
For contracts under$5,000:
Authorization per Resolution R20030146
Recommended: County Administrator
Department Head
Approved as to form:
Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Approved as to indemnification:
1
Risk Mana er
Approved as to budget:
Budget&Finance Director
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