Chapter 2.18
DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER

Sections:

2.18.010    Authorization.

2.18.020    Filing fee surcharge.

2.18.030    Prerequisite of operations.

2.18.040    Collection and disbursement of surcharges.

2.18.010 Authorization.

The Whatcom dispute resolution center is authorized to operate a dispute resolution center in compliance with Chapter 7.75 RCW. (Ord. 93-080 Exh. R; Ord. 92-092 (part)).

2.18.020 Filing fee surcharge.

A surcharge as set forth by the Whatcom County Unified Fee Schedule is imposed upon the filing fee for civil actions in the Whatcom County district court; and upon the filing fee for small claims actions in the Whatcom County district court as authorized by RCW 7.75.035. (Ord. 93-080 Exh. R; Ord. 92-092 (part)).

2.18.030 Prerequisite of operations.

As a condition of operating, and prior to the commencement of operations, the Whatcom dispute resolution center shall enter into, and the county executive is authorized to negotiate, a contract and work plan, approved as to form and sufficiency by the county attorney and final approval by the county council, providing for dispute resolution services and county funding of those services. (Ord. 93-080 Exh. R; Ord. 92-092 (part)).

2.18.040 Collection and disbursement of surcharges.

The surcharges imposed pursuant to the ordinance codified in this chapter shall be collected by the clerk of the Whatcom County district court and shall be remitted to the county treasurer for deposit in a separate account to be disbursed to the Whatcom dispute resolution center in accordance with terms of the agreement signed by both parties. (Ord. 93-080 Exh. R; Ord. 92-092 (part)).