Administrative Office of the Courts 12/5/2016

CITY INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT IAA17533 BETWEEN STATE OF WASHINGTON ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS AND EVERETT MUNICIPAL COURT THIS AGREEMENT (Agreement) is entered into by and between the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) and Everett Municipal Court (Court), for the purpose of distributing funds for court interpreter services expenses to the Everett Municipal Court (Court). 1. DEFINITIONS For purposes of this contract, the following definitions shall apply: a. "Certified Interpreter" means an interpreter who is certified by the Administrative Office of the Courts, as defined in RCW 2.43.020 (4) or an interpreter certified by the Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH) pursuant to WAC 388-818-500, et. seq. The names and contact information of AOC-certified interpreters are found, and incorporated herein by reference, at http://www.courts.wa.gov/proqrams orqs/pos interpret/. The names and contact information of ODHH-certified interpreters are found, and incorporated herein by reference, at https://fortress.wa.gov/dshs/odhhapps/Interpreters/Courtlnterpreter.aspx b. "Registered Interpreter" means an interpreter who is registered by the Administrative Office of the Courts, as defined in RCW 2.43.020 (6). The names and contact information of registered interpreters are found, and incorporated herein by reference, at http://www.courts.wa.gov/programs orqs/pos interpret/. c. "Qualified Interpreter" means a spoken language interpreter as defined in RCW 2.43.020 (2), or sign language interpreter as defined in RCW 2.42.110 (2). d. "Qualifying Event" means a court interpreted event meeting the criteria found in Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference and for which reimbursement is sought by the Court. 2. PURPOSE The purpose of this Agreement is to engage the services of the Court to improve the quality and availability of court interpreter services for Limited English Proficient (LEP), deaf, and hard of hearing persons in accordance with chapters 2.42 and 2.43 RCW. a. These funds are intended to address the Court's following needs: • Financial need - i.e., the gap between the Court's available financial resources and the costs to meet its need for certified, registered, and qualified interpreters; and • Interpreter need - i.e., the gap between the level of the LEP, deaf, and hard of hearing public's need for language access to the Court's (i.e., the level of interpreter need) and the available interpreter pool (in particular, certified, registered, and qualified interpreters in the Court's most frequently needed languages). IAA17533 Page 1 of 6