Roads, interlocal agreements dominate council meeting

An interlocal agreement with Cheney to provide police department data service was the main topic of discussion by the Airway Heights City Council Sept. 18 meeting.

Since 2008, the city has been using the service through Cheney. In 2016, there was an amended agreement to exclude warrant maintenance associated with the Kalispel Tribe Police Department and the contract rate increased to $17,000. At that time, Cheney proposed using a future fee calculation that was based upon the processing time of documents.

Now the rate will be jumping to $56,000 with increases due to the volume of warrants and...