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Clallam County approves transition services contracts with three school districts and renews Jamestown S'Klallam law enforcement pact
Summary
The county approved three agreements to fund transition program services for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities and renewed a $300,000 law-enforcement services contract with the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe; the law-enforcement renewal drew public comment about funding and federal sources.
Clallam County commissioners unanimously approved Jan. 14 agreements with three local school districts to fund transition program services for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities and renewed a law-enforcement services contract with the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe.
The board approved the following agreements (motions made, seconded, and approved unanimously): - Agreement with Sequim School District for transition program services, effective Sept. 1, 2024–Aug. 31, 2025, maximum consideration $43,200. - Agreement with Quileute Valley School District for transition program services, same period, maximum consideration $28,800. - Agreement with Port Angeles School District for transition program services, same period, maximum consideration $55,200.
Commissioners and staff described the transition services as vocational training and supported employment opportunities for eligible students.
Separately the board renewed an agreement with the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe for law enforcement services. The 2025 contract rounds the prior year’s amount of $288,006 up to $300,000 for the year. The motion to approve the renewal passed unanimously.
Public comment included skepticism about the source and implications of the Jamestown payment. Jeff Tozer, a resident of Jamestown Road in Sequim, said the money comes from the Bureau of Indian Affairs and described the funding as federal tax dollars flowing through the tribe back to county services. Tozer also said a contract clause allows the tribe to end the contribution if federal funding stops: "If the Bureau of Indian Affairs doesn't give that money to the tribe, they can quit," he said, adding that the amount "was rounded up to an even $300,000" according to sheriff cost estimates presented in work sessions.
County staff and a commissioner noted the contract is intended to maintain consistent law enforcement across jurisdictional boundaries; staff said the amount was intended to cover the estimated cost of two deputies and that contracts typically include a termination clause if funding is discontinued.
Actions recorded at the meeting show all three school district agreements and the Jamestown S'Klallam law-enforcement contract were approved unanimously. The contracts are effective for the 2024–25 school year or calendar year as written in each agreement.
