Res 095-85 7/29/1985RESOLUTION NO. WA/
RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT WITH WICHITA
COUNTY CONCERNING JAIL AND DISPATCHING
SERVICES.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
That certain contract between the City and Wichita County,
a copy of which is attached hereto, whereby the County furnishes
jail service for the City, and the City furnishes dispatching
service for the County, is hereby approved, and the City Manager
is authorized to execute the same for the City of Wichita Falls .
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 29th day of July, 1985.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
THE STATE OF TEXAS X
COUNTY OF WICHITA X
This agreement made and entered into this the 29th day
of July, 1985 , by and between the City of Wichita Falls, Texas,
hereinafter called "City" , and the County of Wichita, Texas,
hereinafter called "County" ,
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, County. is completing the construction of a new
detention facility, and City is preparing to construct a new
dispatching facility, and the parties desire to make the best
utilization of such facilities for the taxpayers, and to
minimize duplication of services by the two parties .
NOW, THEREFORE , for and in consideration of the mutual
covenants herein contained, the parties hereto do hereby agree
as follows :
1 . County shall , on atwenty-four (24) hour basis, seven
7) days a week, receive, hold and house all City prisoners
tendered to them by the City, with whom is tendered a probable
cause affidavit, or for whom an outstanding City warrant is in
effect . In the latter case, City shall furnish the warrant
number when the prisoner is tendered, and shall furnish County
with a copy of the warrant within twenty-four hours .
2 . County shall make such prisoners available to City
officers for interrogation or other proper purposes twenty-
four (24) hours per day . County will not accept prisoners
who need medical attention.
3 . County shall also give City officers access to breath
analyzer and video equipment when such equipment is necessary
to test or photograph City prisoners .
4 . At the time City prisoners are booked into the County ' s
detention facility, County officers will fingerprint and take
pictures of such prisoners . County will furnish to City a copy
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of fingerprint card, book-in card, and an exposed negative of a
picture of each City prisoner received .
5 . City will furnish to County blank fingerprint cards to
be used in fingerprinting City prisoners, with blank book-in
sheets, and blank videotapes, and blank film.
6 . County will be furnished change of custody card when a
prisoner is delivered to the County .
7 . When a prisoner is delivered, the County jailor will
search the prisoner; however, if the police officer is present
when contraband is found, the police officer will make the case .
8 . City will furnish County an order from the Municipal
Judge setting the bond schedule for City offenses , together with
an agreement from the Municipal Judge for personal recognizances .
If the City Judge makes a commitment of a person, such person
will be accepted by the County . If a prisoner is confined on a
City warrant, City will notify County of the total amount of bonds
and warrant fees to be posted by the prisoner .
9 . City will furnish County complete dispatching services,
including, but not limited to, such services for the Sheriff,
Constable, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Parks and Wildlife
officers . City will give County daily CADS reports on all County
dispatches . The Emergency Operations Center to be established
in the Dispatch Center will be available to County for emergencies
and exercises .
10 . County will handle their own administrative calls; any
emergency call which comes to County ' s administrative line will
be transferred over to the City .
11 . This agreement shall continue until such time as the
governing bodies of City and County mutually agree to terminate
the agreement; or, either party may terminate the agreement by
giving the other party three (3) years advance notice in writing
of their intention to terminate .
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12 . The Mayor or the City Manager, the County Judge , the
Sheriff, the Chief of Police , the County Attorney and the City
Attorney, or some other person designated by such parties , shall
constitute a continuing coordinating committee , which shall
arbitrate all problems and disagreements which may arise con-
cerning the rights and obligations of the parties under this
contract. The decisions of this committee shall be final .
13 . During the interim period, i .e. , until the City
provides the County complete dispatching services , the City will
pay the County the actual personnel costs for maintaining its
own dispatching section. Such payments shall not exceed
5 , 000 . 00 per month and shall end when the City is able to provide
the County complete dispatching services.
14 . City shall pay the County a nominal fee for each City
prisoner held by the County. Such fee shall be $10 . 00 per
prisoner per calendar day or fraction thereof subject to modi-
fication by mutual agreement annually on or before July 1 to coincide
with the City' s budget cycle. Any proposed modifications shall be
reviewed in advance by a committee to be composed of the County Judge ,
the City Manager, the Chief of Police , and the Sheriff . The committee
shall report its. findings and recommendations to the City Council and
the County Commissioners in time to take any necessary action prior
to July 1 . As used herein, the term city prisoner shall mean those
persons arrested for violation of City ordinances or any enforcement
order issued by Municipal Court and any other person for whom City
has primary legal responsibility for detention or incarceration.
EXECUTED as of the day and year first - out above .
CIT OF WICI! TA FALLS , TEXAS
ATTEST:
es i .rzina , anager
City Clerk
COUNTY OF WICHITA, T ?
By:
ATTEST:
Tom Bacus , County judge
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