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TITLE OF DOCUMENT.
Resolution establishing a Jail Stakeholder Workgroup
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l The Jail Stakeholder Workgroup will work to deveolp a mutually agreeable plan for funding, constructing, and operating a new jail facility in Whatcom
County, with the goal of having a funding proposal on the ballot no later than November 2017.
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5/31/2016: Discussed
6/14/2016: Amended and forwarded to Council for approval
6/14/2016: Substitute Approved 5 -2, Brenner and Mann
opposed, Resolution 2016 -021
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PROPOSED BY: BUCHANAN
INTRODUCED: JUNE 14, 2016
2016 -021
RESOLUTION NO.
ESTABLISHING A JAIL STAKEHOLDER WORKGROUP
WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Jail is in poor condition and a safer, more secure, and
healthier environment for those who work, visit, and are incarcerated within the jail is needed;
and
WHEREAS, in November of 2015, Whatcom County voters rejected a ballot measure
which would have funded the construction and operations of a new jail; and
WHEREAS, in March and April of 2016, the Whatcom County Council and the
Bellingham City Council passed resolutions adopting a Statement of Incarceration Prevention,
Criminal Justice, and Jail Planning Principals for Whatcom County's criminal justice and
behavioral health systems; and
WHEREAS, the resolutions confirmed the desire of the Whatcom County Council and
Bellingham City Council to work towards having a funding proposal for a new jail on the ballot
no later than November, 2017; and
WHEREAS, to address this goal of having a measure on the ballot no later than
November 2017, it is necessary for Whatcom County, Bellingham, and other stakeholders to
work together to address the concerns of the voters and develop a mutually agreeable plan for
funding, constructing, and operating a new jail facility.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Whatcom County Council that a Jail
Workgroup will be established to provide a recommendation to the Council for the financial
agreements required for development of a new jail, including the cost of the facility; the funding
mechanism; and the allocation and funding of operating expenses between jurisdictions.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of workgroup will include the following
designated officials or their representatives:
A. Two members of the Whatcom County Council;
B. Two members of the Bellingham City Council;
C. One member of the Lummi Indian Business Council;
D. One member of the Nooksack Tribal Council;
E. The Whatcom County Executive;
F. The Mayor of Bellingham;
G. One official representing the small cities;
H. The Whatcom County Sheriff; and
I. The City of Bellingham Police Chief.
The County Council will also appoint:
A. One resident of the City of Bellingham;
B. One Whatcom County resident who resides outside the City of Bellingham;
C. One member of the Incarceration Prevention and Reduction (IPR) Task Force
nominated by the IPR Task Force and not already designated above; and
D. One Whatcom County Corrections Officer nominated by the Whatcom County
Sheriff.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the workgroup will advise the County Council and the
County Executive on the development of a new jail ballot measure to be put before the voters
no later than November 2017.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the meetings of the workgroup will be open and
accessible to the public and will be subject to the Open Public Meetings Act.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the workgroup will be dissolved upon adoption of a jail
ballot measure by the Whatcom County Council.
APPROVED this 14th day of June
Liana roWn- Davis, Clerk of the Council
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