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City Council Special
Meeting
July 11, 2019
Tab A
Agenda
Tab B
BCSO Proposed Contracts
Tab C
Public Written Comments
TAB A
City of Iona
Special City Council Meeting
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Iona City
Council will convene a Special Council Meeting. The
meeting will be held on Thursday, July 11, 2019, at the
hour of 6:00 p.m. at the Iona City Building, located at
3548 N. Main Street, Iona, Idaho.
Agenda:
1. Welcome
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Items of Business
a. Discussion of Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office Contract
4. ADJOURNMENT
Posted this 5th day of July, 2019
TAB B
Law Enforcement Contract Page 1
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
ANIMAL CONTROL AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this __________ day of _____________,
2018, by and between BONNEVILLE COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of
Idaho, (the "County") and the CITY OF IONA, a municipal corporation of the State of
Idaho located within Bonneville County, (the "City").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the City has authority under Idaho Statutes to enforce State penal
laws and local ordinances, including those violations of which constitute a public offense
within the City including the enforcement of ordinances of the City; and
WHEREAS, the County Sheriff has the duty under Idaho statutes to enforce State
laws, including those the violation of which constitute a public offense, in all areas of the
County, including violations occurring within corporate limits of the City of Iona; and
WHEREAS, the City has authority to contract with the County to provide law
enforcement services within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that the County can provide law
enforcement services within the City at a cost more economical to the City than if the
City provides its own law enforcement services; and
WHEREAS, the County has on staff trained and competent personnel for
adequate police protection and is willing to assume and provide the law enforcement
services within the City of Iona; and
WHEREAS, the parties have deemed it to be to the mutual interest of the County
and City to have the County assume the law enforcement duties and the police protection
for the City of Iona.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed by and between the parties as follows:
1. Police Protection. The County by the execution of this agreement is hereby
authorized and shall assume the non-exclusive responsibility for the protection and law
enforcement of the City of Iona, together with its responsibilities in other areas of
Bonneville County and with concurrent jurisdiction within the City with the Idaho State
Police. The County agrees to enforce all criminal and penal ordinances of the City as
directed by the Mayor or other designated official of the City, when the Iona law
enforcement officer is not on duty.
Law Enforcement Contract Page 2
2. Animal Control. The County shall assume the exclusive responsibility
for animal control protection of the City of Iona, together with its responsibilities in other
areas of Bonneville County and with concurrent jurisdiction within the City with the
Idaho State Police. The County agrees to enforce ordinances of the City as directed by
the Mayor or other designated official of the City, excluding animal kennel licensing and
other non-enforcement related ordinances.
3. Equipment. Unless otherwise noted in this agreement, Bonneville
County shall furnish at its own expense all automotive vehicles and all law enforcement
and police equipment, supplies, and materials necessary for county officers to provide
adequate police protection and enforcement within the City.
4. Services. Base coverage is in each option which includes 24 hour
coverage for calls for service and regular random patrol from BCSO on shift patrol. This
includes investigations, follow up and special team call outs. This contract is for base
coverage plus a full time officer.
Bonneville County will make Iona calls a priority and follow the calls for service
priority dispatch for general calls of service. The County will manage, supervise and
maintain the full time/part time Iona personnel. The shifts, time worked and priority of
work will be determined with communication and input from the City of Iona for
scheduling and duties. The County will maintain routine patrol operations in the City and
include Iona in general law enforcement information sharing and case management for
investigations etc. Bonneville County will provide a weekly report for Iona and meet with
the Council monthly as needed.
BCSO will not bill for services above basic coverage when the service is not
provided. If the full time personnel for Iona are not in place, the service will not be billed.
This excludes normal work absences for training, vacation etc. This policy also applies to
additional shifts built into contract options such as overtime patrols etc. Short term
agreements for alternate services such as a temporary assignment or overtime patrols for
the extra coverage is allowed under the contract. These items will be agreed upon
between the Mayor and Sheriff or the designees in written or written electronic form.
5. Term. This agreement shall become effective on October 1, 2019, and shall
continue in force and effect through and including September 30, 2020, constituting a one
year period.
Law Enforcement Contract Page 3
6. Personnel. The County shall furnish sufficient personnel for such police and
law enforcement and Animal Control services in the City of Iona, and such personnel
shall be under the direction of Bonneville County; provided, however, that these persons
shall be responsible for responding to and enforcing violations of City ordinances as
requested by the Mayor or other designated official of the City. The County shall pay all
salaries and benefits of such personnel, including PERSI, unemployment compensation
or other withholdings and deductions required or allowed by law and the City shall have
no responsibility whatsoever with respect thereto. The County further agrees to obtain
and maintain police professional liability insurance and automobile liability insurance
coverage in such amounts and upon such terms as it deems appropriate, provided the
County will obtain an endorsement on such policies naming the City as an additional
insured thereon.
7. Records and Reporting. The County shall furnish the City with a written
summary of its activities incurred hereunder for each month, which shall be submitted on
or before the third Monday of the following month during the term of this agreement. At
the request of the Mayor of Iona, personnel from the Sheriff's Office shall report in
person to the City of Iona, City Council for a monthly meeting.
8. Compensation. The City shall pay to the County as compensation for the
services to be herein rendered for the term as stated, the sum of $212,000 (two hundred
and twelve thousand dollars) allocated as follows:
Law Enforcement $212,000
Further, the City agrees to share traffic and criminal fine revenue paid to the City
by any C ourt of Law at twenty-five percent (25%) to the City of Iona and seventy-five
percent (75%) to the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office on citations issued by
Bonneville County Sheriff Deputies within the city limits of the City of Iona, as
determined from official records of the Court(s), invoiced by the County on a quarterly
basis. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event any assessment is made against the
City pursuant to Idaho Code §1-2218, then and in such event, the seventy-five percent
(75%) share of the County in such revenue shall be reduced by any amounts assessed to
and paid by the City during any calendar quarter preceding the date of the quarterly
payment set forth below.
The amounts of the stated compensation herein set forth shall be paid by the City
to the County in quarterly payments, with the first payment due on the 31st day of
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December, 2019, and the subsequent payments due on March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020,
and September 30, 2020. Each quarterly payment will be for 25% of the total
compensation value of the contract.
9. Renewal and Extension. This agreement may be renewed or extended for
additional periods of time by written endorsement hereon or by letter with reference to
this agreement extending or renewing the contract for an additional term. Should there
be any desire to not renew the contract, the party so desiring shall give notice to the other
on or before March 1st of the current fiscal year. In the event of any renewal or extension
hereto, the parties shall jointly agree upon and modify, if necessary, the compensation
amounts as set forth in paragraph 8.
10. Fines and Forfeitures. All citations, complaints and prosecutions for non-
felony crimes or violations shall be issued in accordance with the statutes of the State of
Idaho, or ordinances of the City of Iona, if applicable, and shall be processed in the
Magistrate Court of Bonneville County. All fines, penalties and forfeitures paid or
received under the provisions of any City ordinances shall be paid unto the City Treasury
pursuant to the provisions of Section 50-1015 of the Idaho Code. The City Treasurer
shall report to the County on a quarterly basis, all fines paid to the City, from any
Court(s).
11. Independent Contractor. The County shall perform this agreement and
the responsibilities enumerated hereunder as an independent contract; and the County, the
Sheriff's Office, and the law enforcement officers shall not be considered agents or
employees of the City of Iona.
12. Indemnification. The County agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
City against any and all liability for injury, including loss of life, to any person and for
damage to, or loss of, the property of any person arising from any act or omission on the
part of the County, its officials, Sheriff, or other law enforcement personnel in connection
with providing animal control, police protection and law enforcement within the City.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be
executed, through duly enacted resolution of the governing bodies of both parties, the day
and the year first above written.
ATTEST BONNEVILLE COUNTY
Law Enforcement Contract Page 5
_________________________________ ____________________________________
PENNING MANNING ROGER CHRISTENSEN, Chairman
Bonneville County Clerk Board of Commissioners
____________________________________
PAUL J. WILDE
Sheriff
ATTEST CITY OF IONA
__________________________________ ____________________________________
Iona City Clerk Mayor
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND
ANIMAL CONTROL AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, entered into this day of
2018, by and between BONNEVILLE COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of
Idaho, (the "County") and the CITY OF IONA, a municipal corporation of the State of
Idaho located within Bonneville County, (the "City").
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, the City has authority under Idaho Statutes to enforce State penal
laws and local ordinances, including those violations of which constitute a public offense
within the City including the enforcement of ordinances of the City; and
WHEREAS, the County Sheriff has the duty under Idaho statutes to enforce State
laws, including those the violation of which constitute a public offense, in all areas of the
County, including violations occurring within corporate limits of the City of Iona; and
WHEREAS, the City has authority to contract with the County to provide law
enforcement services within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that the County can provide law
enforcement services within the City at a cost more economical to the City than if the
City provides its own law enforcement services; and
WHEREAS, the County has on staff trained and competent personnel for
adequate police protection and is willing to assume and provide the law enforcement
services within the City of Iona; and
WHEREAS, the parties have deemed it to be to the mutual interest of the County
and City to have the County assume the law enforcement duties and the police protection
for the City of Iona.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby agreed by and between the parties as follows:
1. Police Protection. The County by the execution of this agreement is hereby
authorized and shall assume the non-exclusive responsibility for the protection and law
enforcement of the City of Iona, together with its responsibilities in other areas of
Bonneville County and with concurrent jurisdiction within the City with the Idaho State
Police. The County agrees to enforce all criminal and penal ordinances of the City as
directed by the Mayor or other designated official of the City, when the Iona law
enforcement officer is not on duty.
Law Enforcement Contract Page 1
2. Animal Control. The County shall assume the exclusive responsibility
for animal control protection of the City of Iona, together with its responsibilities in other
areas of Bonneville County and with concurrent jurisdiction within the City with the
Idaho State Police. The County agrees to enforce ordinances of the City as directed by
the Mayor or other designated official of the City, excluding animal kennel licensing and
other non -enforcement related ordinances.
3. Equipment. Unless otherwise noted in this agreement, Bonneville
County shall furnish at its own expense all automotive vehicles and all law enforcement
and police equipment, supplies, and materials necessary for county officers to provide
adequate police protection and enforcement within the City.
4. Services. Base coverage is in each option which includes 24 hour
coverage for calls for service and regular random patrol from BCSO on shift patrol. This
includes investigations, follow up and special team call outs. This contract is for base
coverage plus 750 hours of directed patrol without a full time officer.
Bonneville County will make Iona calls a priority and follow the calls for service
priority dispatch for general calls of service. The County will manage, supervise and
maintain the full time/part time Iona personnel. The shifts, time worked and priority of
work will be determined with communication and input from the City of Iona for
scheduling and duties. The County will maintain routine patrol operations in the City and
include Iona in general law enforcement information sharing and case management for
investigations etc. Bonneville County will provide a weekly report for Iona and meet with
the Council monthly as needed.
BCSO will not bill for services above basic coverage when the service is not
provided. If the full time personnel for Iona are not in place, the service will not be billed.
This excludes normal work absences for training, vacation etc. This policy also applies to
additional shifts built into contract options such as overtime patrols etc. Short term
agreements for alternate services such as a temporary assignment or overtime patrols for
the extra coverage is allowed under the contract. These items will be agreed upon
between the Mayor and Sheriff or the designees in written or written electronic form.
5. Term. This agreement shall become effective on October 1, 2019, and shall
continue in force and effect through and including September 30, 2020, constituting a one
year period.
Law Enforcement Contract Page 2
6. Personnel. The County shall furnish sufficient personnel for such police and
law enforcement and Animal Control services in the City of Iona, and such personnel
shall be under the direction of Bonneville County; provided, however, that these persons
shall be responsible for responding to and enforcing violations of City ordinances as
requested by the Mayor or other designated official of the City. The County shall pay all
salaries and benefits of such personnel, including PERSI, unemployment compensation
or other withholdings and deductions required or allowed by law and the City shall have
no responsibility whatsoever with respect thereto. The County further agrees to obtain
and maintain police professional liability insurance and automobile liability insurance
coverage in such amounts and upon such terms as it deems appropriate, provided the
County will obtain an endorsement on such policies naming the City as an additional
insured thereon.
7. Records and Reporting. The County shall furnish the City with a written
summary of its activities incurred hereunder for each month, which shall be submitted on
or before the third Monday of the following month during the term of this agreement. At
the request of the Mayor of Iona, personnel from the Sheriffs Office shall report in
person to the City of Iona, City Council for a monthly meeting.
8. Compensation. The City shall pay to the County as compensation for the
services to be herein rendered for the term as stated, the sum of $159,000 (one hundred
and fifty nine thousand dollars) allocated as follows:
Law Enforcement $159,000
Further, the City agrees to share traffic and criminal fine revenue paid to the City
by any Court of Law at twenty-five percent (25%) to the City of Iona and seventy-five
percent (75%) to the Bonneville County Sheriffs Office on citations issued by
Bonneville County Sheriff Deputies within the city limits of the City of Iona, as
determined from official records of the Court(s), invoiced by the County on a quarterly
basis. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event any assessment is made against the
City pursuant to Idaho Code § 1-2218, then and in such event, the seventy-five percent
(75%) share of the County in such revenue shall be reduced by any amounts assessed to
and paid by the City during any calendar quarter preceding the date of the quarterly
payment set forth below.
The amounts of the stated compensation herein set forth shall be paid by the City
to the County in quarterly payments, with the first payment due on the 31 st day of
Law Enforcement Contract Page 3
December, 2019, and the subsequent payments due on March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020,
and September 30, 2020. Each quarterly payment will be for 25% of the total
compensation value of the contract.
9. Renewal and Extension. This agreement may be renewed or extended for
additional periods of time by written endorsement hereon or by letter with reference to
this agreement extending or renewing the contract for an additional term. Should there
be any desire to not renew the contract, the party so desiring shall give notice to the other
on or before March 1st of the current fiscal year. In the event of any renewal or extension
hereto, the parties shall jointly agree upon and modify, if necessary, the compensation
amounts as set forth in paragraph 8.
10. Fines and Forfeitures. A11 citations, complaints and prosecutions for non -
felony crimes or violations shall be issued in accordance with the statutes of the State of
Idaho, or ordinances of the City of Iona, if applicable, and shall be processed in the
Magistrate Court of Bonneville County. All fines, penalties and forfeitures paid or
received under the provisions of any City ordinances shall be paid unto the City Treasury
pursuant to the provisions of Section 50-1015 of the Idaho Code. The City Treasurer
shall report to the County on a quarterly basis, all fines paid to the City, from any
Court(s).
11. Independent Contractor. The County shall perform this agreement and
the responsibilities enumerated hereunder as an independent contract; and the County, the
Sheriffs Office, and the law enforcement officers shall not be considered agents or
employees of the City of Iona.
12. Indemnification. The County agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
City against any and all liability for injury, including loss of life, to any person and for
damage to, or loss of, the property of any person arising from any act or omission on the
part of the County, its officials, Sheriff, or other law enforcement personnel in connection
with providing animal control, police protection and law enforcement within the City.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be
executed, through duly enacted resolution of the governing bodies of both parties, the day
and the year first above written.
ATTEST BONNEVILLE COUNTY
Law Enforcement Contract Page 4
PENNING MANNING ROGER CHRISTENSEN, Chairman
Bonneville County Clerk Board of Commissioners
PAUL J. WILDE
Sheriff
ATTEST CITY OF IONA
Iona City Clerk Mayor
Law Enforcement Contract Page 5
TAB C
Keri West <cityclerk@cityofiona.org>
Fwd: police
2 messages
Rob Geray <robgeray@cityofiona.org>Tue, Jul 9, 2019 at 9:35 PM
To: Keri West <cityclerk@cityofiona.org>
Cc: Brad Andersen <oneh20boy@hotmail.com>
Keri,
Please include in the record for Thursday, as Mr. Andersen has requested.
Rob
Begin forwarded message:
From: Brad Andersen <oneh20boy@hotmail.com>
Subject: police
Date: July 9, 2019 at 8:26:26 PM MDT
To: Rob Geray <robgeray@cityofiona.org>
I am for keeping two Iona police officers like we have had in the past. When they are not on
duty we will have coverage and contract with Bonneville County to cover that me when they
are not on duty. A er the new subdivision is built then the City can look at if we a need
another officer and if we can afford it. thx, brad
please make this part of the record for the 7-11-19 mee ng
Keri West <cityclerk@cityofiona.org>Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 9:53 AM
To: Rob Geray <robgeray@cityofiona.org>
Will do. Thanks Rob.
Keri West
City Clerk, City of Iona
Phone (208)-523-5600
Address PO Box 487, Iona, ID 83427
Email cityclerk@cityofiona.org
Website cityofiona.org
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