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March 4, 2019 <br />GENE DANA, SHERIFF <br />KITTITAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE <br />307 W. Umptanum Rd • Ellensburg, WA 98926 <br />(509) 962-7525 • (509) 674-2584 <br />FAX (509) 962-7599 <br />Board of County Cormnissioners <br />205 West 5`h Ave. <br />Ellensburg, WA 98926 <br />Re: Law and Justice Grant funds for special training opportunity <br />Dear Board of County Commissioners, <br />The Law and Justice Council annually requests $5,000.00 from Law and Justice Grants funds be <br />set aside for any special training opportunities that come up during the year that will benefit the <br />Criminal Justice Agencies. <br />These training funds are rarely used and were not used last year. This year we have the <br />opportunity to sponsor some excellent training on "Implicit Bias and Cultural Competence". (See <br />attached). The cost is $7,500.00 for two separate 100 person workshops that would be held on <br />May 10`h at CWU. There would be no fee for local agencies to attend and a modest fee for out of <br />county agencies if there is vacancy. <br />I attended this workshop along with some of our local police chiefs at the last WASPC <br />conference and we all highly recommend supporting a local workshop for all of our criminal <br />justice agencies. <br />The Law and Justice Council unanimously voted on February 20, 2019 to support a <br />recommendation to the BOCC for an increase from $5,000.00 to $7,500.00 for training from the <br />L&J Grant fund balance (which is approximately $114,000.00). <br />Through this type of training, we will continue to meet or exceed the expectations of the <br />community that we serve. <br />Sincerely, <br />Gene Dana, <br />Law & Justice Budget Committee <br />