Form revised May 26, 2009

FISCAL NOTE FOR NON-CAPITAL PROJECTS

Department:	Contact Person/Phone:	DOF Analyst/Phone:
Criminal Justice Contract Services	Catherine Cornwall/ 684-8725	Julien Loh/ 684-0870

Legislation Title:

AN ORDINANCE relating to jail services; authorizing the Mayor to execute an extension to the Interlocal Agreement with King County for the Provision of Jail Services.

· Summary of the Legislation:

This legislation would authorize the Mayor to sign an amendment to the Interlocal Agreement with King County for jail services to extend the agreement to Dec. 31, 2015 and to implement a new rate structure.

· Background:

King County is the primary provider of jail services for the City of Seattle.  The current interlocal agreement (ILA) with King County expires December 31, 2012.  This proposed amendment will extend the term of the agreement to December 31, 2015 and will guarantee cities that sign the amendment a total of 330 beds in 2013 and 2014, and 220 beds in 2015. 

In addition, the proposed amendment to the ILA creates a new rate structure for County charges for jail services.  Instead of paying a single average daily rate, regardless of what services were provided or where an inmate was housed, the rate will vary depending on the level of medical and or psychiatric services the inmate receives.  Different fees include $106 per day for someone in general housing; $326 day for someone housed in the acute psychiatric unit; or $1,319 per day for someone at Harborview.  The booking fee will also increase from $234 to $289. 

2010 King County Jail Rates
	Current Agreement	New Agreement	% Change
Booking Fee	$234	$289	24%
Daily Fee - general housing	$122	$106	-13%
Work Release	$122	$79	-36%
Medical Housing	$122	$267	118%
Psychiatric Services	$122	$172	41%
Acute Psychiatric Housing	$122	$326	167%
1 : 1 guarding	$122	$1,319	980%

The new rate model will go into effect June 1, 2010 for Seattle and will increase the City’s 2010 charges by approximately $740,000; the ongoing annual effect is an increase of $1.26 million.  The 2010 Adopted Budget includes sufficient funding to pay for the 2010 rate increase (assuming that the number of bookings and jail days in 2010 do not exceed the budgeted projections).

2010 Estimated King County Jail Costs	Current Agreement	New Agreement	Annual Change	2010 Impact (7 months)
Booking Fee	$234	$289
Maintenance Day Fee/# Days	$122	varies
Bookings	10,900	10,900
Jail ADP	225	225
Booking Fee	$2,545,964	$3,149,337	$603,373	351,968
Maintenance Day Fee	$10,029,511	$10,693,217	$663,707	387,162
Total	$12,575,474	$13,842,554	$1,267,080	739,130

· Please check one of the following:

____ This legislation does not have any financial implications.

X This legislation has financial implications.

This amendment to the ILA for jail services will increase the amount the City pays for jail services.  However, the 2010 Adopted Budget for jail services is sufficient to pay these increased charges and no additional appropriation authority or funding is required (assuming that the number of bookings and jail days in 2010 do not exceed the budgeted projections).