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August 4,1971
<br /> The Regular Meeting of the Everett-City Cduncil was held a
<br /> 10:0D A.M.,AllgUBL 4,1971,President Pro Tem Vognild presiding. Upon Roll Call,
<br /> it wag found all Councilmen were present except President Callaghan who was
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<br /> Moved by Councilman Langus,seconded by Councilman Michelson
<br /> to approve the Minutes of the Meeting held July 2B,1971 as printed.
<br /> Unanimously Carried .
<br /> PROSECUTING Robert schillberg,Snohomish County e neY
<br /> r._xoaNEY s REPORTdrugarrests.
<br /> said in the first place he felt any police'chief,any mayor, 1
<br /> any councilman could control this drug problem if there i i
<br /> weren't the restraints put on the law enforcement system
<br /> and the powers of government in the country, But the
<br /> restraints were there and how td control this problem with , .,,r..
<br /> all these restraints under the Constitution and laws of the ,
<br /> State of Washington;this was the big problem. He said the
<br /> primary function of the Prosecuting Attorney's Office was to
<br /> make the charges,prepare a.mako the accusation and present ;:,,,,,,,.:,'':
<br /> them to court based on e investigations y the Police
<br /> questionHe said in connection with the petition regardyng HerfY's ,'problems,he understood the specific
<br /> raised as to bail. He said bail was a Constitutional
<br /> Every person arrested had the privilege of posting b. ' ,
<br /> b Right. fl2
<br /> berore coming to trial. H8 said the cost of...ding serson .1
<br /> yn jai,was.tremendously expensive• He said numerous.urveys
<br /> and studies
<br /> not
<br /> increase crime to allow a person to post bail. Up to the last .
<br /> six month,or so,he said,throughout the County and the CitY
<br /> they hAd been able to operate.on the drug problem through a
<br /> specific person,a specific charge against a specifiC Person.
<br /> Mogt-ly,it was possession hecause he said thin was not the •
<br /> type of crime where there was a complaint. Naturally,the
<br /> seller was not going to comphain and the buyer would not
<br /> complcic. rn fast,the only victim was the buyer and he
<br /> defCnitely..qa's not going to complain. So;the only Way they
<br /> had of making arrests was some time during a ahs
<br /> or some
<br /> time during an arrest on another charge they omeone
<br /> possessing the drug. He said lately•they have been able to ,
<br /> move up into active enforcement of the dealers in the County I
<br /> and City. He said all law enforcement agencies Were co-
<br /> operating and information was availoble on.,much clearer .0 I
<br /> basis now, Also,money had be,.pade available by the City
<br /> Council and the County Commissioners no thdt these officers '
<br /> could buy the drugs from the sellers and thereby make a charge P
<br /> against thems He said right now the Prosecgting Attorney's .1 Office was handling about 15,000 charges in the Justice Court .,, I
<br /> System. Last year,he said,they had filed 191 in Superior 'a
<br /> about 40r of th..41,load arc dr,cases And about 30,to 50%
<br /> of their teloney cases have[1[1,5 related fo them.
<br /> Councilman Moho/son asked Mr:SchllIberg tbat if,as an
<br /> example,the city lag enforcement agency did not handle the
<br /> drug problem properly,could the Prosecuting Attorney's OfficeSchillberg replied that the Sheriff has (
<br /> couldMil Court,andhad abouth50 trials il,Superior Court. He said
<br /> come in and take over,or the Cohnty officers,and Mr.
<br /> tion
<br /> 11 of the County and City 50 he i nec-
<br /> Councilman Rucker asked Mr.Schillberg if he felt that a
<br /> perodic,s,nd jury investigation,say-for instance,twice a
<br /> aznca ,every three years,etc.,would be to
<br /> ga yearo „oder Ik
<br /> Phe new law a new mol was given to the Prosecuting Attorney
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