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INTERAGENCY REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT I
BETWEEN
WASHINGTON STATE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS
AND
Grant County
THIS REIMBURSEMENT Amendment is entered into by and between the
Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) and Grant County (County), for the purpose
of reimbursing for extraordinary costs that arise from the County's role in operating the
state's criminal justice system including resentencing, vacating prior convictions for
simple drug possession, making refunds and certifying refunds of legal financial
obligations (LFOs) and collection costs under the Blake decision.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this Amendment is to bring the existing Interagency Reimbursement
Agreement in line with the amended budget provisos in ESSB 5693; to continue to
make reimbursements of costs and LFO payments; and, when appropriate, to
change the amount available for reimbursements, all with the objective of assisting
Counties that have reimbursed or will reimburse LFOs to defendants whose
convictions or sentences in Superior Court and District Court are affected by the
State v. Blake decision. The amount available for reimbursement is set forth below.
Additionally, Subsection b) of section 4. TERMS OF REIMBURSEMENT is amended
to read as follows:
b) By May 1, 2023, the County agrees to report any allocated funds under either
Sections 1A. or 1 B. that it will be unable to spend during the term of the contract, or
any additional funds it anticipates needing during the term of the contract should
additional funds become available. AOC reserves the right to reallocate to other
counties funds that are reported to be unable to be spent.
Finally, the Project Manager for AOC is updated
THE AMENDMENTS
1. The Reimbursement and Period of Performance are amended to read as follows:
REIMBURSEMENT
A. Extraordinary Expenses Reimbursement. AOC shall reimburse the County
AOC shall reimburse the County up to a maximum of $744,300 for
extraordinary judicial, clerk, and prosecution -related costs of that arise from the
County's role in operating the state's criminal justice system for the
resentencing, vacating prior convictions for simple drug possession and
certifying refund of legal financial obligations and collections costs of
defendants whose convictions or sentences are affected by the State v. Blake
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decision incurred during the period of February 25, 2021 to June 30 or 2023. No
reimbursement will be made under this Agreement for resentencing�vacation
incurred ncurred after June 30, 2023, and any reimbursement requests in excess
of this amount stated in this Section 1A will be denied unless AOC has
reallocated amounts as provided in Section 4(b) of this Agreement. If additional
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funding is appropriated by the Legislature for these purposes, the amount of
reimbursement under this Agreement may be increased by agreement of the
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parties.
B. LFO Reimbursement. AOC will reimburse the County p u to a maximum of
$1,299,664for payments made by the County duringthe period February p 25,
2021 to June 30, 2023 pursuant to court order which required reimbursement
by the State of Washington of legal and financial obligationsYp
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by the defendant. No reimbursement will be made under this Agreement for
resentencing or vacation costs incurred after June 30, 2023, and any
reimbursement requests in excess of this amount stated in this Section 2B will
be denied unless the amount is revised after reallocation by AOC as provided
in Section 4(b). If additional funding is appropriated by the Legislature for
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purposes, the amount of reimbursement under this Agreement may be
increased by agreement of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement requires
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the County to make payments pursuant to a court order when the funds
available for reimbursement are less than the amount of thePaY ment.
C. General. AOC shall provide reimbursement to the Count forapproved
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completed reimbursements by warrant or account transfer within 30 days of
receipt of a properly completed A-19 invoice and the completed data report as
required below.
D. The maximum combined reimbursement under this contract is the sum of the
amounts specified in Subsection 1A and 1 B, and subject to modification as
set forth herein.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
Performance under this Amendment begins July 1, 2021, regardless of the date of
execution, and ends on June 30, 2023. The period of performance may be
amended by mutual agreement of the parties if the Legislature provides additional
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funding or time for these purposes. The parties recognize and anticipate that in
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2023 a centralized LFO Refund Bureau will be established to make direct
reimbursements of LFO to persons entitled to refunds.
AGREEMENT MANAGEMENT
The program managers noted below are responsible for and are the contact people for
all communications and billings
regarding the performance of this Agreement:
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ENTIRE AGREEMENT
All other provisions of the existing Interagency Reimbursement Agreement between
the County and AOC that is not modified by this amendment remains in effect. This
Amendment together with the Reimbursement Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement of the parties.
AGREED:
Administrative Office of the Courts Grant County
Signature
Christopher Stanley
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