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Washington Association of 3060 Willamette Drive NE <br />Lacey, WA 98516 <br />360-486-2380 (Phone) <br />360-486-2381 (Fax) <br />www.waspc.org <br />SHERIFFS & <br />POLICE CHIEFS <br />President <br />Sheriff John Snaza <br />Thurston County <br />President-Elect <br />Chief Craig Meidl <br />City of Spokane <br />Vice President <br />Sheriff Rick Scott <br />Grays Harbor County <br />Past President <br />Chief Ken Thomas <br />City of Des Moines <br />Treasurer <br />Chief Brett Vance <br />City of Montesano <br />Executive Board <br />Chief John Batiste <br />Washington State Patrol <br />Sheriff Bill Benedict <br />Clallam County <br />Director Mark Couey <br />OIC-Criminal <br />Investigations Unit <br />Chief Rod Covey <br />Port of Seattle <br />Chief Steve Crown <br />City of Wenatchee <br />Raymond P. Duda, SAC <br />FBI-Seattle <br />Chief Gary Jenkins <br />City of Pullman <br />Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht <br />King County <br />Sheriff James Raymond <br />Franklin County <br />Steven D. Strachan <br />Executive Director <br />June 1, 2019 <br />Sheriff Gene Dana <br />Kittitas County Sheriffs Office <br />307 W. Urnptanurn Road <br />Ellensburg, WA 98926-6720 <br />Dear Sheriff Gene Dana: <br />Subject: Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Grant Program . <br />The Washington State Legislature allocated $9.9 million dollars over the 2019-2021 <br />biennium for the Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Grant Program. This <br />year, local agencies will receive $4.81 million dollars to conduct face-to-face address <br />verifications for registered sex and kidnapping offenders as directed by RCW <br />9A.44.130. In 2010, this grant program was established with the intent that all sex <br />offenders and kidnapping offenders would be verified at their registered address by <br />the Sheriff's Office. This face-to-face address verification is important to maintain <br />accuracy of the Sex Offender Registry and to enforce the sex offender registration <br />laws of Washington State. It is important that this money continue to be used for its <br />intended purpose. <br />I am pleased to inform you that the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office will receive <br />$72,000.00 for the Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Program. The <br />grant cycle will follow the state fiscal year, starting July 1, 2019 and ending June 30, <br />2020. Quarterly grant reports are due on October 10, 2019, January 10, 2020, April <br />10, 2020, and July 10, 2020. Quarterly grant reports are to be completed <br />electronically and will be emailed to RSO Coordinators. Reports must be received <br />by WASPC prior to quarterly grant payments being issued to your agency. <br />Address verification funds are designed to support all aspects of Registered Sex <br />Offender Address Verification. Most importantly, fo11ds are required to be used for <br />face-to-face verification of a sex offender's address at the plac eof residencv. <br />• For Level I Offenders-Face-to-Face Address Verification will occur once <br />every twelve months. <br />• For Level II Offenders-Face-to-Face Address Verification will occur once <br />every six months. <br />• For Level III Offenders-Face-to-Face Address Verification will occur once <br />every three months. <br />• For the purposes of this grant, unclassified offenders and kidnapping offenders <br />are considered level I offenders, unless the local jurisdiction sets a higher <br />classification in the interest of public safety. <br />Serving the Law Enforcement Community and the Citizens of Washington