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CITY <br /> INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT 1AA19159 <br /> BETWEEN <br /> WASHINGTON STATE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS <br /> AND <br /> EVERETT MUNICIPAL COURT <br /> THIS AGREEMENT (Agreement) is entered into by and between the Administrative Office of <br /> the Courts (AOC) and Everett Municipal Court (Court), for the purpose of distributing funds for <br /> court interpreter services expenses to the Everett Municipal Court (Court). <br /> 1. DEFINITIONS <br /> For purposes of this contract, the following definitions shall apply: <br /> a. "Certified Interpreter" means an interpreter who is certified by the Administrative <br /> Office of the Courts, as defined in RCW 2.43.020 (4) or an interpreter certified by the <br /> Office of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing ("ODHH") pursuant to WAC 388-818-500, et. <br /> seq. The names and contact information of AOC-certified interpreters are found, and <br /> incorporated herein by reference, at <br /> http://www.courts.wa.gov/programs orqs/pos interpret/. The names and contact <br /> information of ODHH-certified interpreters are found, and incorporated herein by <br /> reference, at either of these two web links: <br /> https://www.dshs.wa.qov/altsa/odhh/certified-court-interpreters <br /> b. "Registered Interpreter" means an interpreter who is registered by the Administrative <br /> Office of the Courts, as defined in RCW 2.43.020 (6). The names and contact <br /> information of registered interpreters are found, and incorporated herein by reference, <br /> at http://www.courts.wa.qov/proqrams orqs/pos interpret/. <br /> c. "Qualified Interpreter" means a spoken language interpreter as defined in RCW <br /> 2.43.020 (2), or sign language interpreter as defined in RCW 2.42.110 (2). <br /> d. "Qualifying Event" means a proceeding or event for which an interpreter is appointed <br /> by an appointing officer pursuant to RCW 2.42 and/or RCW 2.43. <br /> 2. PURPOSE <br /> The purpose of this Agreement is to engage the services of the Court to improve the <br /> quality and availability of court interpreter services for Limited English Proficient ("LEP"), <br /> deaf, and hard of hearing persons in accordance with chapters 2.42 and 2.43 RCW. <br /> a. These funds are intended to address the Court's following needs: <br /> • Financial need — i.e., the gap between the Court's available financial resources <br /> and the costs to meet its need for certified, registered, and qualified interpreters; <br /> and <br /> • Interpreter need — i.e., the gap between the level of the LEP, deaf, and hard of <br /> hearing public's need for language access to the Court's (i.e., the level of <br /> interpreter need) and the available interpreter pool (in particular, certified, <br /> registered, and qualified interpreters in the Court's most frequently needed <br /> languages). <br /> IAA19159 Page 1 of 6 <br />