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(1) A TAP fee advisory committee is hereby established to waive, reduce or leave intact fees for indigent program participants and applicants to the TAP program established by this chapter and the pre-prosecution diversion program to be established by chapter 2.97 SCC, subject to oversight as determined appropriate by the prosecuting attorney.

(a) Membership Terms and Compensation. The advisory committee shall be composed of three members from the community, who shall be residents of Snohomish County. They shall serve three-year terms without compensation. In no event shall the members be appointed to more than three consecutive terms.

(b) The committee members shall be nominated by the supervisor of the TAP program and shall serve upon appointment by the prosecuting attorney. Members may be removed from office at the pleasure of the county by way of the same procedure as appointments.

(c) Vacancies on the committee shall be filled in the same manner as the initial appointment.

(2) Meetings. The advisory committee shall conduct bi-monthly meetings to review cases referred to it by the program supervisor and to perform other duties as provided below.

(3) Dates. The advisory committee shall make the following determinations concerning program fees or evaluation fees:

(a) The committee shall waive, adjust or leave intact the $300.00 evaluation fee for indigent program applicants referred to the committee by the program supervisor. The applicant’s financial affidavit and other relevant financial information may be considered by the committee.

(b) The committee shall waive, adjust or leave intact the $50.00 monthly program participation fee for program participants referred to the committee by the program supervisor. The participant’s financial affidavit and other relevant financial information may be considered by the committee.

(c) The committee shall waive, adjust, or leave intact the $150.00 pre-prosecution diversion agreement signing fee for indigent pre-prosecution diversion program applicants referred to the committee by the program supervisor. The applicant’s financial information may be considered by the committee.

(d) The committee may resolve disputes between program staff and program participants concerning program fees. The committee may act as final arbiter in disputes concerning evaluation and program fees. (Added by Ord. 82-039 § 1, May 4, 1982; Amended by Amended Ord. 12-099, Nov. 28, 2012, Eff date Jan. 1, 2013; Amended by Amended Ord. 18-084, Nov. 19, 2018, Eff date Jan. 1, 2019).