HomeMy WebLinkAbout3890 ORD NANC NO. 0
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Bremerton
designating certain cells of the Bremerton
City Jail as "Special Detention Facilities"
pursuant to R.C.W. 70.48 as amended in 1983,
for the housing of minimum security
prisoners.
WHEREAS, R.C.W. 70.48 has been amended in 1983 to allow
cities to create "Special Detention Facilities," for the housing
of sentenced persons who do not require the level of security
normally provided in detention and correctional facilities; and
WHEREAS, the amendments to R.C.W. 70.48 allow for the
collection of a daily fee reflecting the sentenced person's
ability to pay for the cost of his housing in the facility; and
WHEREAS, the ~y of Bremerton has available in its jail
certain cells which may be utilized as "Special DEtention
Facilities," for the housing of such minimum security prisoners,
now, ~therefore,
THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN:
SECTION 1. Cells No. 3 and 5 and the main cell of the
Bremerton City Jail are designated as Special Detention
Facilities pursuant to R.C.W. 70.48, as amended in 1983. Such
cells may be utilized for the housing of sentenced persons
requiring only minimum security, including, but not limited to,
persons convicted of Driving While Under the Influence of
Intoxicants or Drugs or Physical Control.
SECTION 2: The Bremerton City Council shall by
resolution establish a fee schedule on a sliding scale basis,
designed to reflect the prisoner's ability to pay for the cost of
his or her housing in the Special Detention Facility.
SECTION 3: The admitting corrections officer shall, at
the time of the prisoner's entry into the Special Detention
Facility, determine the appropriate fee based on the schedule
established by resolution of the City Council. The fee shall be
payable at the time of entry into the facility.
APPROVED by the City Council on the first reading
this I~ day of ~o~.~c~ , 1984.
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PASSED by the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, Washington, signed by the Mayor and attested by the
City Clerk in authentication of such passage this ~---day of
~-~, 1984.
MORRIE DAWKINS
Mayor
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN L. McCLUSKEY
City Clerk
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