SUBJECTS GOVERNANCE
Intergovernmental Cooperation
Updated 04/07
Intergovernmental Cooperation
Contents
- About Interlocal Cooperation in Washington
- Areas of Interlocal Cooperation and Sample Agreements
- Local Governments Posting Interlocal Agreements
- Policies
- Other Interlocal Cooperation Agreements
- Other Reference Sources
About Interlocal Cooperation in Washington
- Interlocal Cooperation Act - Chapter 39.34, RCW
Interlocal Agreements: Doing It Jointly, by Paul Sullivan, Legal Consultant and Byron Katsuyama, Public Policy Consultant. Municipal Research News, Summer 2000. - Interlocal Agreements in Washington - An Overview, from Municipal Cooperation Guide, MRSC Report No. 27, September 1993.
- Using and Drafting Interlocal Agreements, by Gary McLean, City Attorney of Puyallup. Information Bulletin No. 515 (2003), Legal Notes, Proceedings of April 30-May 2, 2003, p. 11-1 - 11-7
Areas of Interlocal Cooperation and Sample Agreements
- Animal Control Services
- Court Service Agreements
- Emergency Communications Services and Facilities
- Emergency Medical Service Agreements
- Emergency Medical Service Providers Under Ch. 39.34 RCW, RCW 36.32.480, or RCW 35.21.730-.755
- Fire Services
- Intergovernmental Cooperation in Public Works
- Jail Service Contracts
- Law Enforcement
- Parks and Recreation
- Public Works
Local Governments Posting Interlocal Agreements
Ch 32 Laws of 2006 (HB 2676) (
8 KB) amends RCW 39.34.040 by providing an alternative to filing an interlocal agreement with the county auditor, a public agency may list the agreement on its web site or other electronically retrievable public source. Here is a list of jurisdictions known to MRSC that are posting Interlocal agreements.
- Cities
- Bellingham Contracts Database - Search with term "Interlocal Agreements" (Database predates 2006 legislation)
- Bothell Interlocals (List only)
- Everett Interlocal Agreements
- Federal Way - Choose Interlocal and Agreement from Document Library List - Laserfiche
- Issaquah Interlocal Agreements
- Kirkland Interlocal Agreements
- Olympia Interlocal Agreements
- Redmond Interlocal Agreements
- Sammamish Interlocal Agreements
- Snoqualmie Interlocal / Intergovermental Agreements
- Spokane Interlocal Agreements
- Sunnyside Public Documents
- Union Gap Interlocal Agreements
- Vancouver Interlocal Agreements
- Walla Walla Interlocal Agreements
- Counties
- Clallam County Interlocal Agreements
- Kittitas County Interlocal Agreements
- Special Districts
- Port of Chelan Interlocal Agreements
- Port of Kennewick Interlocal Agreements
Policies
- Bainbridge Island Resolution 2004-06 (
9 KB) - Joint resolution of the city of Bainbridge Island, Bainbridge Island School District No. #303, Bainbridge Island Fire District #2, and Bainbridge Island Park and Recreation District to promote and strengthen coordination in public funding and financing requests between Bainbridge Island taxing districts
- Kennewick Regional Considerations Element, Kennewick Comprehensive Plan, 2004
- Kent School District Policy 4520 - Cooperative programs with other districts and Public Agencies (Similar policies are adopted by other school districts)
- Marysville Resolution No. 2082, passed 9-02 - Working with Arlington for regional solutions
- Port Townsend and Jefferson County Joint Resolution 99-076, 96-99 (
9 KB) - Declaring an intent to facilitate and examine joint ventures of common service programs, 11-99.
Other Interlocal Cooperation Agreements
- Growth Management Interlocal Agreements
- Annexation Agreements - Revenue Sharing
- Jefferson County and Port Townsend Regional Service Agreement for Computer and Internet Support (
208 KB), 2003
- Snohomish County Interlocal Agreements - Long Range Planning Department
Other Reference Sources
- Collaboration Across Boundaries: The Basics for Change, ICMA IQ Report, May 2004 (ICMA Bookstore Description) MRSC Library Loan
- GSA Intergovernmental Solutions (Principally Information Technology) - U.S. General Services Administration
- Learning to Think and Act Like a Region, by Matthew McKinney and Kevin Essington, Land Lines Newsletter, January 2006, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
- Little Mergers on the Prairie, by Alan Greenblatt, Governing Magazine, July 2006 - Consoliding facilities and operations among governmental units.
- Partners for Tomorrow's West: Partners Promoting Intergovernmental Cooperation, Western Governors' Association
- Regionalism - Restructuring Local Government, Cornell University Department of City and Regional Planning
- Georgia
- Georgia Service Delivery Strategy
- Georgia Guide Book: Charting a Course for Cooperation and Collaboration: An Introduction to the Service Delivery Strategy Act for Local Governments (
2.88 MB), Association County Commissioners of Georgia
Georgia Municipal Association, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, The University of Georgia, June 1997, Revised 2002.
- New York
- Intergovernmental Cooperation (
71 KB) (James A. Coon Local Government Technical Series), New York Division of Local Government, no date.
- Local Government Management Guide Intermunicipal Cooperation (
204 KB ) State of New York Comptroller, November 2003
- Intergovernmental Cooperation (
- North Carolina Intergovernmental information - North Carolina League of Municipalities
- Tennessee - Nine Counties One Vision
- Wisconsin - Intergovernmental Cooperation, University of Wisconsin Extension, Local Government Center - Includes case studies and resources on intergovernmental cooperation from Wisconsin

