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DATE SUBMITTED:
BILL # 09- / d- I
AGENDA BILL
CITY OF BREMERTON
CITY COUNCIL
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SUBJECT:
Prosecution services, budget adjustment
Committee Meeting Date: May 13,2009
COUNCIL MEETING Date: May 20, 2009
Department: Legal
Presenter: Roger Lubovich
Phone: 360-473-2335
SUMMARY:
The City's current contract with Kitsap County's Prosecuting Attorney's office expires June 30, 2009.
The City received a proposal from Kitsap County to extend the agreement at an additional cost of
$102,000 per year (from $150k to $252k). The City Attorney's office, together with the Chief of
Police and the Director of Financial Services, analyzed the impacts of extending the agreement with
the County or bringing the service in-house, and reducing the scope of services provided. The staff
recommendation is to bring prosecution in-house effective September 1,2009. Additionally, staffis
recommending that the Jail budget be reclassified to a non-departmental appropriation, to be overseen
by the City Attorney, Police Chief and Director of Financial Services. A budget adjustment is needed
to provide additional funding and staff for prosecution services, and restructuring the jail budget.
ATTACHMENTS:
Proposed pay ranges for proposed staff.
FISCAL IMPACTS (Include Budgeted Amount):
An additional $50,000 appropriation is needed in the legal budget in 2009. The jail budget ($837,000)
will be allocated as follows: $100,000 of estimated savings to remain in police department, $50,000
appropriated to legal and the remainin $687,000 to non-departmental for Jail related costs.
APPROVALS:
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR:
CITY ATTORNEY:
FINANCE DIRECTOR:
MA YOR:
COMMITTEE CHAIR
COUNCIL PRESIDENT:
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CONSENT AGENDA
GENERAL BUSINESS 0
PUBLIC HEARING 0
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move to authorize staff to proceed with implementation of in-house prosecution services and to
prepare a budget adjustment to include an increase in the legal department budget of $50,000 and add
necessary staff as proposed, increase non-departmental budget $687,000 for jail services, and reduce
the police department budget $737,000.
COUNCIL ACTION: ~pprove 0 Deny 0 Table
o Continue 0 No Action