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DATE September 4, 1980
INTRODUCED BY Hans
PROPOSED BY County Executive
RESOLUTION NO. 80 -56
A RESOLUTION IN' THE MATTER OF
ADMtINISTRATION OF THE WHATCOM
COUNTY JAIL PLAN
WHEREAS, Whatcom County was funded by the Washington State Jail
Commission in the amount of $8,150,368.00 for the design and
construction of a 140 bed facility, and
WHEREAS, one of the considerations of the Jail Commission in
funding Whatcom County was the county's ability and readiness to
proceed immediately with final planning and start construction
in 1981, and
WHEREAS, it has been discussed and studied in past years to
combine Bellingham City and Whatcom County'Administrative Law
Enforcement Departments into a common office structure along with
a jail to enhance law enforcement capabilities and create a
more complete and comprehensive filing system, and
WHEREAS, if the county were to combine the operations at this
time it would require a bond issue or other method of finance
above state allocations, and
WHEREAS, such an endeavor would take a minimum of six months to
accomplish utilizing a vote of the people or other method, and
WHEREAS, the planned new jail structure will be so designed
that these combined facilities could be installed at a later date
either under the new jail or in the existing basement, and
WHEREAS, it could take considerable time for either of our
legislative bodies to resolve whether it desired to set up this
combined administrative•departments, and
WHEREAS, it is imperative to proceed immediately with our planning
and construction of a new jail because of the overloading, and
non - compliance of our present facilities.
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1 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Whatcom County Administration
2 is authorized to proceed with a new jail plan without planning
3 for the inclusion of joint county -city administration headquarters
4 at this time.
5 BE IT ALSO RESOLVED that Whatcom County Administration is to
6 take into consideration that the structure is so designed as to
7 accomodate a future joint administration of law enforcement if
8 desired at a later date.
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10 PASSED this 4th
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ATTEST: Joan Ogden,
16 County Auditor and
Ex-Officio, Clerk of
17 the Council:
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DEPUTY
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21 APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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day of September , 1980.
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
SHIRLEY VAN OZANTEN,
Chairperson
BRUCE L. DISEND,
24 ivil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
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