County Council approves reduction in jail fees for cities

At its October 11 meeting, the Metropolitan King County Council gave its unanimous support to a one-year reduction in jail fees for two dozen cities that contract with King County for jail services. The adopted legislation is an amendment to the contract extension between cities and King County for jail services adopted by the Council in April.

“I appreciate the tremendous amount of regional cooperation that went into these negotiations,” said Council Chair Bob Ferguson, a co-sponsor of the legislation. “As the County works to address long-term regional jail planning, it is critical that we continue to work with the cities.”