Intergovernmental Cooperation

Contents

• About Interlocal Cooperation in Washington
• Areas of Interlocal Cooperation and Sample Agreements
• Policies
• Other Interlocal Cooperation Agreements
• Other Reference Sources  
• MRSC Related Pages
  • Local Governments Posting Interlocal Agreements on the Internet
  • Contracts, Including Interlocal Agreements, Washington Municipal Legal Forms Book

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
  • Regional Emergency Communication Centers Created Under Ch. 39.34 RCW
• 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     

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

Other Reference Sources

• Collaboration Across Boundaries: The Basics for Change, ICMA IQ Report, May 2004 (ICMA Bookstore Description)  MRSC Library Loan
• Forming Successful Partnerships: A Practical Guide for Local Governments, Association of Washington Cities, 2006
• GSA Intergovernmental Solutions  (Principally Information Technology) - U.S. General Services Administration
• Interlocal Agreements An Option for Cooperative Service Delivery, by Alex Welsch, County News, September 15, 2008
• 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
• 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

Related Resources

MRSC Index - Intergovernmental Cooperation - General