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The agreement with Medic 1 supports Tumwater’s basic life support services — equipment and supplies used by EMTs and fire staff — and provides a direct annual payment to participating agencies based on countywide call volume. Presenting the agreement, Chief Hawley said the city spent \"just, almost $65,000 in, in 2024\" on supplies that Medic 1 stocks and bills centrally. The presenter also said Medic 1’s countywide direct payment in 2024 was \"about $6,065,000 dollars,\" which is allocated among the county’s agencies by call volume.

Why it matters: Committee members said the funding covers routine but essential medical supplies and reduces pressure on the general fund. Chief Hawley told the committee that \"about, you know, over 80% of what we do is emergency medical services,\" and that BLS units respond to virtually all medical calls. Without the Medic 1 support, officials said the city would need to replace that funding from the general fund or another source.

Agreement details discussed in the meeting included the initial term running 2025–2027 with an option for a mutually agreed two‑year extension. The presenter said the 2025 allocations based on call volume had not been finalized at the time of the meeting but were expected to be slightly higher than 2024.

Committee action: Council Member Kelly moved to place the interlocal agreement on the Feb. 18 consent calendar with a recommendation to approve and to authorize the mayor to sign; Council Member Leeta seconded. The chair called the vote and the motion \"passed unanimously,\" with the committee recording affirmative votes.

Next steps: The item will appear on the Feb. 18 City Council consent calendar for the full council to approve and to authorize mayoral signature.

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City Attorney Karen told the committee that the city adopted Resolution 2017004 — titled a \"commitment to diversity and safety\" in 2017 — and that it remains in effect. Karen said federal orders reissued in 2017 are identical at the federal level and that \"the city did pass resolution, 20 17 0 0 4...and that resolution remains in effect.\"

Council members said social media reports on Jan. 21 had generated public concern and that a clear public reminder would help \"manage expectations and limit fear.\" One council member said it would be helpful to make the resolution easily available and to communicate the department’s position, noting that Sheriff Sanders and Thurston County had posted public statements. The committee discussed preparing a public reminder and scheduling a staff update for the next meeting; staff agreed to provide the resolution and to consider more direct public communications.

No formal motion or vote was recorded on reissuing the resolution; the committee’s request was recorded as direction to staff to make the 2017 resolution available and provide an update at the next meeting.

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Mason told the committee the body‑worn camera program was included in the city’s 2025–26 biennium budget but that several staffing and administrative steps remain. He said the department had identified \"21 separate tasks that have to be implemented\" and, if laid end to end, those tasks would amount to about 45 months of work — a worst‑case accounting meant to illustrate complexity. Mason said the department is aiming for a much shorter, conservative timeline and would \"look for ways to deploy this program...as effectively and efficiently as possible.\"

Committee members and staff discussed lessons from neighboring agencies. Mason cited implementations in Lacey and Yelm at about 12 months and Olympia and Thurston County at about 18 months; he said vendor demonstrations typically took about three months to schedule and equipment delivery could also add months. Laura, staff working on the records management system consortium, told the committee that \"each jurisdiction still runs the RMS slightly differently\" and that evidence and digital‑evidence integrations must be handled on a per‑department basis.

Staffing and facilities were highlighted as potential bottlenecks. Mason said some positions included in the budget — an administrative sergeant and a police service specialist — cannot be hired until July 1; an IT role central to the project is being retitled and is likely to start later in the first half of 2025. Mason said the department is \"currently, at functional max capacity within our building\" and the city is pursuing additional facilities expected in mid to late 2025.

Council members pressed for options to accelerate the schedule. Several members suggested concurrent work streams (for example, starting the needs assessment while recruiting staff) and offered to participate in RFP review and vendor demonstrations. Mason said the department is pursuing a project manager contract to help manage vendor selection and implementation and that a careful needs assessment is necessary to avoid repeating earlier problems with in‑car camera procurement.

Next steps: Staff will provide the committee with timeline updates and information about vendor demonstrations; council members requested quarterly updates and to be invited to demonstrations and policy‑drafting discussions.

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