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AN INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN ELIGIBLE LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS TO REVIEW, EVALUATE, AND MONITOR CONDITIONS AND
OPERATIONS AT THE HANFORD NUCLEAR RESERVATION (HANFORD)
THAT DIRECTLY AFFECT THESE
"HANFORD COMMUNITIES"
WHEREAS, the Interlocal Cooperation Act, RCW 39.34 allows public agencies
to make the most efficient use of their powers by enabling them to cooperate with each
other on the basis of mutual advantage to provide services and facilities that will best
meet the needs of each community; and
WHEREAS, environmental contamination at Hanford and the U. S. Department
of Energy's consequential environmental remediation and waste management activities
impose numerous health, safety, and socio-economic impacts on the well-being of the
residents of Richland, Kennewick, Pasco, West Richland, Benton City, and
unincorporated portions of Benton and Franklin Counties; and
WHEREAS, the vast majority of those who work at Hanford live in and around
the Cities of Richland, Kennewick, Pasco, West Richland, and Benton City; and
WHEREAS, although each jurisdiction fully reserves the right to pursue its own
interests with regard to Hanford, through joint utilization of personnel and other
resources these jurisdictions are desirous of entering into a program to review, evaluate
and monitor conditions at Hanford and policies, programs and operations of the
Department of Energy (DOE) and others in regard to Hanford,
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED in accordance with the provisions of RCW
39.34.030-
1. PURPOSE
The purpose of this Agreement is to make available jointly to the local
governments involved (Participating Jurisdictions) technical, analytical, and other
resources to review, evaluate and monitor conditions at Hanford such as cleanup,
workforce and community transition. Information will also be made available regarding
policies, programs and operations of the DOE and others with regard to Hanford, and to
enhance citizen understanding of such. To that end, the Participating Jurisdictions
establish this Interlocal Cooperation Agreement creating an organization to be known
as the "HANFORD COMMUNITIES" to:
1. Coordinate efforts concerning Hanford activities and issues requiring local
government interaction or participation between the Hanford
Communities, the DOE, local, state, and national agencies;
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2. Interact with the DOE, the Washington State Department of Ecology, the
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, and others regarding Hanford
environmental contamination, remediation, waste management, response
to emergencies, and work force and site transition issues;
3. Evaluate reports, findings, and recommendations regarding ongoing,
planned and possible cleanup and waste management activities at
Hanford, including actual or potential environmental and socio-economic
impacts on the Hanford Communities or individual Participating
Jurisdictions;
4. Prepare special studies, assessments, surveys, and related efforts
regarding Hanford for the use of the Hanford Communities or individual
Participating Jurisdictions and/or to further public information and enhance
citizen understanding of Hanford -related issues; and
5. Prepare and issue position papers, give testimony, and sponsor other
activities designed to inform the public about environmental, waste
management, emergency management, and site transition activities; and
6. Prepare and present issue papers and sponsor activities in support of
workforce and community transition issues.
II. ORGANIZATION
A. Eligibility: Full membership in the Hanford Communities Interlocal is limited to
the cities of Richland, Kennewick, Pasco, West Richland, and Benton City, and
Benton and Franklin Counties.
Affiliate memberships are open to local government entities other than general
purpose governments. Affiliate members will not have voting seats on the
Governing or Administrative Boards
B. Governing Board: The governing bodies of each of the member jurisdictions will
identify their elected legislative representative to the Governing Board of the
Hanford Communities.
C. Administrative Board: The chief administrative officers, or designees, of the
Participating Jurisdictions shall constitute the Administrative Board of the
Hanford Communities.
D. Operatinq Jurisdiction: One of the Participating Jurisdictions shall be
designated as the Operating Jurisdiction and assigned responsibilities for
carrying out the items enumerated in Section I, "Purpose," on behalf of the
Hanford Communities. The Operating Jurisdiction's rules, regulations, and
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ordinances, unless otherwise specifically provided for, apply to the Interlocal.
Employees of the Interlocal are employees of the Operating Jurisdiction, which
shall provide all necessary support services. The Operating Jurisdiction shall
administer the Interlocal's budget, from which authorized program expenses
shall be reimbursed. The Operating Jurisdiction shall provide these reimbursed
services at no administrative charge to the Interlocal.
E. Officers: There shall be a Chairperson and Vice -chairperson for the Governing
Board and the Administrative Board, respectively. The Chairperson and Vice -
chairperson shall be elected from among the membership of each board to serve
one-year terms effective January 1 of each year.
III. ADMINISTRATION
A. Budget Preparation: The Operating Jurisdiction shall prepare a budget in
accordance with its budget cycle based upon policies adopted by the Governing
Board. The budget shall be approved by the governing bodies of the
Participating Jurisdictions.
B. Fundincr Funds necessary to carry out this Agreement shall come from
Participating Jurisdiction assessments and federal, state, and other grants.
Assessments shall be based on the relative proportion of the Hanford work force
residing in each Participating Jurisdiction.
C. Meetings: The Governing Board shall meet annually to approve the Interlocal's
budget and work program for the coming year, and other times as needed. The
Administrative Board will meet as needed, but in formal business meetings no
less frequently than quarterly. The Hanford Communities Interlocal shall be
subject to the Washington Open Public Meetings Act.
D. Dispute Resolution: Disputes between or among the Participating
Jurisdictions arising under this Agreement shall be settled by arbitration in
accord with the current rules of the American Arbitration Association. Routine
disputes shall be settled in accord with the administrative procedures of the
Operating Jurisdiction.
E. Liability: The participating Jurisdictions shall be jointly liable for any actions or
failure to act related to this Agreement.
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IV. DURATION OF THE AGREEMENT
This Agreement shall be effective when signed by the Participating Jurisdictions
and shall continue through December 31, 2009. The term of this Agreement may be
extended thereafter with the approval of the Participating Jurisdictions.
V. OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY
All property, real and personal, acquired with the Interlocal's funds to carry out
the purposes of this Agreement shall be the property of the Interlocal. Real and
personal property owned by the Operating Jurisdiction and used to service its contract
with the Interlocal shall remain the property of the Operating Jurisdiction. Appropriate
allocation of fixed asset depreciation expenses to the Interlocal relating to its owned
property shall be included in the Operating Contract.
VI. AMENDMENT
The Agreement may be amended upon approval of the governing bodies of a
majority of the Participating Jurisdictions.
VII. WITHDRAWAL
A jurisdiction may withdraw from this agreement effective December 31 of any
year, provided written notice is given to the Administrative Board no later than the
preceding June 30.
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Robert A. Welch Mayor Jim Beaver
ichland City of Kennewick
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Michael L. Oeffison
City of Pasco
April 18, 2005
April/', 2005
Chairman Claude L. Oliver
Benton County Board of Commissioners
Jerry X. Peltier
West Richland
April 4, 2005