(1) The sheriff or a designated representative shall meet with the authorized representatives of the applicant to assist in evaluating the applicant’s law enforcement needs and to facilitate the applicant’s writing a proposed "scope of services" which the applicant seeks to receive as the result of a law enforcement contract with the county.

(2) After the proposed "scope of services" has been approved by the applicant’s authorized representatives, the applicant may request that the sheriff provide such services on a contracted basis.

(3) Upon receipt of the request for contracted law enforcement services, the sheriff shall coordinate with the county’s office of budget and finance to identify all anticipated costs, both direct and indirect, and the number of FTE’s required to fulfill the "scope of services" requested by the applicant. The sheriff shall use this information to develop a law enforcement contract between the contracting entity and the county.

(4) The sheriff’s office shall coordinate with the applicant and the civil division of the Snohomish County prosecutor’s office to facilitate the drafting of a proposed law enforcement contract.

(5) If the applicant agrees to the costs and terms offered by Snohomish County, the applicant shall submit a signed law enforcement contract to the sheriff.

(6) Three originals of the law enforcement contract, signed by an authorized representative of the applicant, shall be delivered to the county executive who will submit them to the county council for review and approval by council.

(7) Each new contract for law enforcement services, each renewal of a contract for law enforcement services upon renewal, and each amendment to an existing law enforcement services contract upon amendment shall compensate the county for the direct and indirect costs (including risk management costs) of providing the law enforcement services. (Added by Ord. 94-016 § 2, Mar. 9, 1994; Amended by Ord. 20-086 § 2, Jan. 20, 2021, Eff date Jan. 30, 2021).