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64 <br /> , February 22,198, <br /> WHEREAS,SB 5415/HB 1461 discourages and penalizes municipal <br /> courts particularly with respect to payment of fines and forfeitures <br /> to the State which are proposed Sr be higher for municipal courts <br /> than district courts;and <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Everett finds that <br /> the Municipal Court of Everett has maintained a high level of <br /> professionalism and fairness and has been able to save the City of <br /> Everett a considerable sum of money over what would have been the <br /> cost of contracting with the Everett District Court, and, <br /> accordingly, the City does not concur with the provisions of SB <br /> 5415/HB 1461 that penalize municipal courts; <br /> c,,,0,1424RETAER,ELD,RE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br /> $ 1. SB 5415/HB 1461 should not penalize cities for <br /> [ maintaining their own independent muniCiPal co... A hunioiPal <br /> court can be responsive Sr the needs of its citizenry, economical, <br /> and still maintain e high level of professionalism and fairness. <br /> Accordingly, municipal courts should be encouraged and should pay <br /> the same percentage of fines and forfeitures to the State as <br /> $ district courts. <br /> I2. In the event the State pays one-half the salary of <br /> full-time district court judges, the State should also pay one-half <br /> the salary for full-time municipal court judges for those municipal <br /> courts having full-time judges. <br /> Roll was called with all councilmembers voting yes. <br /> Motion carried. <br /> CSO GRANT APPLICATION <br /> Moved by Councilmember Overstreet, seconded by Councilmember Gipson <br /> to authoryze the Mayor to sign a marine Combined Sewer Overflow <br /> grant application to EPA for SOW of the projected costs of <br /> $2,400,000 for anew lift station, a sewer force main and river <br /> siphon crossing. <br /> Roll was called with all councilmembers voting yes. <br /> ' Motion carried. <br /> SOLE SOURCE PAINT PURCHASE <br /> Moved by Councilmember Langus. seconded by Councilmember Gipson to <br /> authorize the Purchasing Department to order 1800 gallons of white <br /> paint, 1600 gallons of yellow paint, 8 tons of thermoplastic and <br /> 8000 lbs of reflective traffic beads from Norris Paint Co.under the <br /> State of Washington Contract 259-87 and 227-87. <br /> Roll was called with all councilmembers voting yes. <br /> Motion carried. <br />