NOTES ON CERTAIN COSTS:

NOTES ON COST PROPOSAL:

Snohoco Sheriff's Proposal to Sultan

(Originated 9/1/04)

Certain costs NOT INCLUDED in the proposed Alternative Scenarios (this is not a complete list) are shown below. We will attempt to do a side-by-side comparison of county v. SPD costs later this week.

911 Services (Currently this function is assigned to SnoPac. Beginning 1^st Qtr. 2005, all county emergency services -- Fire, Police, et al. -- will switch to SERS' Motorola 800 MHz system)
City Insurance (as it relates to PD)
Crime and Justice expenses (i.e., costs for jail, court, prosecutor and public defender). In fact, since Sultan has switched from the Snohomish jail to a far less-expensive jail alternative, currently-budgeted SPD costs will decline significantly.

Some "Administrative overhead" costs (i.e., risk management costs, some insurance. (Additionally, the County Council has shown recent interest in charging some, or all such administrative costs back to cities.)
In Gold Bar model/plan, costs for out-of-designated-area service calls are not included. Gold Bar's estimated 2004 cost is $18,485. Any amount paid for but not used at the end of 2004 is rebated back to GB.

Notes:

1) The county's labor contract has expired and is heading for negotiation. Historical cost increases on this item have been established at 3% per year. However, Gold Bar's personnel/salary increases have risen 3.6-4.6% in 2004.

2) Costs for per-call service has risen 3.6% each year in 2003 and 2004.
START-UP COSTS SHOWN ON PROPOSAL:

In each scenario (except Models #1 and 2, which are service calls only), a $42,703.00 "start up" cost for each deputy has been included in the annual cost totals. This $42,703 will be charged when (if) Sultan switches over to using the county sheriff services, and whenever a new law enforcement officer is added to the city's officer base. It covers all costs associated with outfitting a law enforcement officer, such as a vehicle, guns, uniforms, etc., in short, anything an officer needs to make him/her "street-ready."

CREDITS OFFERED ON PROPOSAL:

There are two credits shown on Model/Plan #3 through #5, which are reflected in the annual totals, but are not annual costs. These are:

Use of Police Dept. Building - Applies an estimated $26,280 credit to the total annual cost. This is an annual credit which will be subtracted from the total annual county costs.

Equipment Transferred to County Ownership: The $25,000 annual credit shown and applied to the estimated annual costs is not a true annual cost. As we understand it in talking with the county, this $25,000 credit is prorated over a three-year period for "overhead and existing equipment" the city currently owns which can/will be transferred to the county. But we will try to clarify whether this credit represents $75,000 or $25,000 spread over three years. It was unclear during our discussion.