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4698
KITSAP CO. SUPERIOR COURT CLERK
Jury Panels for Municipal Court
Muni Court
LEG 12-1
03/05/2008
12/31/2011
10/01/2011
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MUNICIPAL COURT--
AGREEMENT REGARDING JURY PANELS FOR MUNICIPAL COURT
WHEREAS
A. The City of Bremerton (hereinafter City) has a municipal court for which it
needs, from time to time, panels of petit jurors; and
B. Municipal court jurors shall be selected in the same manner as superior court
jurors pursuant to RCW 2.36.050; and
C. Jury management activities may be performed by the superior court on behalf
of courts of limited jurisdiction pursuant to an agreement between the judges
of each representative court pursuant to RCW 2.36.052; and
D. Kitsap County (hereinafter County) is capable of providing jury panels for
City's court through the Kitsap County Superior Court Clerk (hereinafter
Clerk); and
E. Superior court jurors are county employees for purposes of worker's
compensation coverage under the Industrial Insurance Act, Title 51 RCW.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein, it is
hereby agreed as follows:
Section 1. Jurv Danels Drovided. Clerk shall provide to City, so often as City
requests, a panel of up to twenty potential jurors from which City may select persons
to serve on its petit juries. Clerk shall follow the statutes and rules applicable to
superior court petit juries in providing such potential jurors. To this end, Clerk's
duties shall include, but are not necessarily limited to:
a. Electronic, random selection of prospective jurors;
b. Serving juror summonses;
c. Receiving requests for excuses from jury service;
d. Directing veniremen to the proper time and place for jury service;
e. Payment of mileage and per diem.
Section 2. Payment bv City. City shall pay County a one hundred dollar
administrative fee plus actual mileage and per diem costs incurred by County per
jury panel that reports for duty or serves upon a City case. Clerk shall bill City
monthly for services due under this agreement. City shall pay such bills within thirty
days.
Section 3. Call for DaneL City shall notify Clerk of the need for a jury panel no later
than four o'clock p.m. on the day before the panel is needed.
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Section 4. Call off. Once City has called Clerk to provide a jury panel, City shall
notify Clerk no later than four o'clock p.m. on the day prior to jury service that the
panel is no longer needed. In the event City fails to meet this deadline, it shall be
charged the administrative fee plus any mileage or per diem costs for providing a
panel of jurors.
Section 5. Payment to iurors. County shall pay, on behalf of City, the following fees
to veniremen:
a. Per diem:
ten dollars per day;
b. Mileage:
at the rate established by the Director of Financial
Management pursuant to RCW 2.36.150 and RCW
43.03.060.
County shall not be obliged to pay for meals, lodging, or parking. City shall provide
parking opportunities at no cost to veniremen.
Section 6. Duties of City. City shall record the names, addresses and mileage of all
veniremen reporting for duty. In addition, City shall record the names of all jurors
serving more than one day and the number of days served by each. City shall
provide the foregoing information to the Clerk within five working days.
Section 7. Risk of Non-reportina. City shall bear the risk and consequences of
veniremen not reporting for service as directed by Clerk.
Section 8. Status of iurors. For purposes of this agreement and the Industrial
Insurance Act, any person summoned for City municipal court jury duty is an
employee of the City while providing jury services for the municipal court.
Section 9. American with Disabilities Act. City shall comply with all provisions of the
American with Disabilities Act (ADA) which are applicable, including but not limited
to Title 2 of the ADA. The parties agree that compliance as it relates to the structural
aspects of the County building is not the responsibility of the City as the building is
owned by the County.
Section 10. Term. This agreement shall become effective upon signing and will
expire December 31,2011.
Section 11. Termination. Any party may terminate this agreement by providing
thirty days written notice to the other.
Section 12. Modification. This agreement may be modified only by written
agreement of all parties.
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JUDGES OF THE SUPERIOR COURT
OF THE COUNTY OF KITSAP
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