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Council hears updates to fire marshal interlocal agreement with Woodinville/Eastside Fire; first reading planned
Summary
Duval — City staff and representatives from Woodinville and Eastside Fire and Rescue presented proposed amendments to the interlocal agreement for fire marshal services, emphasizing clarified enforcement authority, updated fee remittance, and clearer inspection and plan-review procedures.
Duval — Representatives from Woodinville and Eastside Fire and Rescue presented proposed amendments to the city’s interlocal agreement (ILA) for fire marshal services at the June 3 council meeting, outlining clearer delegations, fee alignment, and inspection procedures.
Jamie Romano (Woodinville) and Fire Marshal Jeremy Hicks (Eastside Fire and Rescue) told council the fire marshal office now operates with an expanded team and provides a full suite of services: pre-application coordination, plan review, inspection scheduling and final sign-offs, operational-permit inspections, and crew-level business inspections. Hicks provided recent volumes: plan reviews rose from the mid-90s in 2023–2024 to 78 and growing in 2025 (staff indicated reviews are on pace to increase), and crew/business inspections and operational permits were enumerated in staff slides.
Staff-proposed ILA changes clarify authority delegation to the fire chief under applicable codes (staff referenced the International Fire Code and the city code), realign permit-fee recovery and city administrative fees, add electronic violation notifications, and set plan-review timelines (21-day review period language added). The amendments also formalize the fire marshal’s role in the city’s development-review committee and streamline inspection request routing via the city’s permit software.
Romano told council the updated agreement aligns operations with current practice, improves transparency and accountability, and recognizes that as development increases, the fire marshal workload and long-term maintenance obligations grow.
Councilmembers thanked the presenters and emphasized public safety and clearer processes; the ILA was presented as a first reading and staff said the item will return for a second reading in July after Woodinville’s Board of Commissioners also considers it.
