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WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF SHERIFFS & POLICE CHIEFS <br />3060 Willamette Drive NE Lacey, WA 98516 -Phone : (360) 486-2380 -Fax : (360) 486-2381 -Website : www.waspc org <br />. erving 'he L aW EI1[orcemenl Camllll/nl i v and 'he (iti:ens q[WtNihingl<m <br />May 17,2016 <br />Sheriff Gene Dana <br />Kittitas County Sheriffs Office <br />307 W. Umptanum Road <br />Ellensburg, W A 98926-6720 <br />Dear Sheriff Gene Dana: <br />RECEIVED <br />MAY 24 2016 <br />KITTITAS COUNTY SHERIFF <br />The Washington State Legislature allocated $10 million dollars over the 2015-2017 biennium for the <br />Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Program. This year, local agencies will receive $4.91 million <br />dollars to conduct face-to-face address verifications for registered sex and kidnapping offenders as directed <br />by RCW 9A.44.130. <br />I am pleased to inform you that the Kittitas County Sherifrs Office will receive $67,500.00 for the <br />Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Program. The grant cycle will follow the state fiscal year, <br />starting July 1,2016 and ending June 30, 2017. Quarterly grant reports are due on October 10,2016, January <br />10,2017, April 10,2017, and July 10,2017. Quarterly grant reports are to be completed electronically and <br />will be emailed to RSO Coordinators. Reports must be received by W ASPC prior to grant payments being <br />issued to your agency. <br />Address verification funds are designed to support all aspects of Registered Sex Offender Address <br />Verification. Most importantly, funds are required to be used for face-to-face verification a sex offender's <br />address at the place of residency. <br />• For Level I Offenders-Face-to-Face Address Verification will occur once every twelve months <br />• For Level II Offenders-Face-to-Face Address Verification will occur once every six months <br />• For Level III Offenders-Face-to-Face Address Verification will occur once every three months <br />For the purposes of this grant, unclassified offenders and kidnapping offenders are considered level I <br />offenders, unless the local jurisdiction sets a higher classification in the interest of public safety. <br />Additionally, funding from this program will be used to send at least one staff person to at least one <br />OffenderWatch User Group meeting and/or the RSO Coordinator Conference (October 11-l3, 2016). <br />Address verification data must be entered into the statewide sex offender database, OffenderWatch. <br />Please review the attached interagency agreement and return to the WASPC Office ASAP. If you have any <br />questions please contact Jamie Yoder at (360) 486-2419 or jyoderfq' ns pc.orf2 . <br />Sincerely, <br />Mitch Barker <br />Executive Director <br />~ <br />CASEY SALISBURY <br />She/~tf-Maso" COllnfy <br />DUSTY PIERPOINT <br />Chief -J.acey <br />JOHNSNAZA <br />She/iff -Thllrslon COllnly <br />President Elec! <br />KEN HOHENBERG <br />ChieJ--Kennewick <br />BONNIE BOWERS <br />Chief -Allac0l1e~· <br />MARK COUEY <br />Director-OIC <br />Special im1estigalions Unit <br />Vice President <br />BRIAN BURNETT <br />SheriJJ-Chelan COllnly <br />Iblmll]~£ DiUttbi <br />STEVE STRACHAN <br />Chief -Bremerton <br />JOHN BATISTE <br />Chief -WA Stale Patrol <br />Past president lli!!= <br />ERIC OLSEN KEN THOMAS <br />Chiej--Kirklaml Chief-Kent <br />MARK NELSON JOHN TURNER <br />Sherif! -Cowlitz COl/my Shel~[f -Walla Walla COl/my <br />FRAN K MONTOYA, JR. MITCH BARKER <br />SAC -FBI. Seal/Ie EXeClllil'e Director