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May 4, 2018
Altagracia Leticia Mendoza
Letty's Professional Interpreting Services, LLC
5411 Mariner Lane
Pasco, WA 99301
RE: Interpretation Services
Dear Ms. Mendoza:
This letter outlines the terms of the agreement between the City of Pasco and Letty's Professional
Interpreting Services, LLC for interpretation services for the Municipal Court. If you agree with these
terms, please sign both originals, keep one for your files, and return one original to me.
Letty's Professional Interpreting Services, LLC (the Interpreter) will perform necessary interpretation
services for the City's Municipal Court.
The City will pay the Interpreter $55.00 per hour for interpretation services. The City will make available
to the Interpreter a minimum of 20 hours of interpretation services per week. However, if the Interpreter is
unavailable to interpret the minimum of 20 hours per week, the Interpreter will be paid only for hours
actually worked. The Interpreter will bill the City on a regular basis for services rendered. The bills will
be payable within 20 days of receipt.
This agreement will be effective beginning April 30, 2018 and continue in effect until terminated by either
party on 45 days prior, written notice to the other party. All notices will be by certified mail. The
Interpreter will not assign or transfer this agreement.
This agreement expresses the entire agreement between the City and the Interpreter regarding this matter.
This agreement can only be modified with another written agreement signed by both the City and the
Interpreter.
Both the Interpreter and the City agree that the relationship created by this agreement is that of an
independent contractor and not that of employee and employer. The Interpreter is responsible for the
payment of any taxes, including without limitation, all Federal, State and local personal and business
income taxes, sales and use taxes, other business taxes and license fees arising out of the activities of the
Interpreter.
For the purposes of this agreement, time is of the essence. Should any dispute arise concerning the
enforcement, breach of interpretation of this agreement, venue will be placed in Franklin County,
Washington, and the laws of the State of Washington will apply.
City of Pasco Letty's Professional Interpreting Services, LLC
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DOT FRENCH
LETY'S PASCO MUNICIPAL COURT ADMINSTRATOR
PROFESSIONAL 1016 N. 4T", PASCO, WA 99301
INTERPRETING
SERVICES, LLC Dear Dot French,
First of all, I would like to say thank you for allowing me to provide
interpreting services for Municipal Court for the past 25 years. It
has been truly a rewarding and professional experience facilitating
communication between the court and the limited English speaking
individuals from Pasco and those who come through our court
LMENDOZA764@GMAIL.COM system.
Over the past decade, the City of Pasco has grown significantly and
so has the interpreting caseload at Municipal Court. Due to
constant large docket size and not enough processing time, dockets
509-947-8121 recently were rearranged. The no contact order rescission and pro
se dockets were switched to different weekdays alleviating the huge
456 ROYAL ANN COURT docket caseloads on Mondays and Tuesdays, which were and often
RICHLAND, WA 99352 still are running through lunch time and sometimes after normal
court hours.
Despite caseload increase and docket rearrangements, my
compensation has remained the same for over a decade. In light of
the significant and constant increase in caseload, 1 am asking the City
of Pasco to amend my weekly contract hours from 17 to 20 hours
per week.
Furthermore, my hourly rate has remained at $50.00 for over a
decade. Cost of living has significantly increased; as well as, my
interpreter substitute rates to provide interpreting services at Pasco
Municipal Court. Therefore, I am also requesting that my hourly
rate increase from $50.00 to $55.00 per hour.
Once again thank you for the opportunity to be able to provide
services for you. If you need further information to consider my
request, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
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Lety's Professional Interpreting Services, LLC