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Washington Association of <br />SHERIFFS & <br />PoucE cHrEts <br />3060 Willamette Drive NE <br />Lacey, WA 985'16 <br />360-486-2380 (Phone) <br />360486-2381 (Fax) <br />www.waspc.org <br />President <br />Chief Rafael Padilla <br />City of Kent <br />President-Elect <br />Sheriff Joe Kriete <br />Grant County <br />Vice President <br />Chief Rebecca Mertzig <br />City of Bellingham <br />Past President <br />Sheriff John Nowels <br />Spokane County <br />Treasurer <br />Chief Damon Simmons <br />City of Liberty Lake <br />Executive Board <br />Chief Cole Langdon <br />City of Lynnwood <br />Chief Matt Brown <br />City of Port Orchard <br />Sheriff Brian King <br />Clallam County <br />Chief Rick Johnson <br />East Wenatchee Police <br />Department <br />Sheriff Summer Scheyer <br />Skamania County <br />Sheriff Mike Morrison <br />Chelan County <br />Chief Sam White <br />Lower Elwha Klallam <br />Police Department <br />Chief John Batiste <br />Washington State Patrol <br />Mike Herrington, SAC <br />FBI-Seattle <br />Steven D. Strachan <br />Executive Director <br />July 8,2026 <br />Sheriff Clay Myers <br />Kittitas County Sheriff's Office <br />307 W. Umptanum Road <br />Ellens bu rg, W A 98926-67 20 <br />Dear Sheriff Clay Myers <br />Subject: Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Program. <br />The Washington State Legislature allocated S9.9 million dollars over the 2025-2027 <br />biennium for the Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Program. This year, <br />local agencies will receive S+.8t million dollars to conduct face-to-face address <br />verifications for registered sex and kidnapping offenders as directed by RCW <br />9A.44.L30.ln 201"0, this grant program was established with the intent that allsex <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. lt 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 />$71,000.00 for the Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Program. The grant <br />cycle will follow the state fiscal year, starting Ju ly 1, 2026 and ending June 30,2027 . <br />Quarterly grant reports are due on October 10,2026, January 10,2027, April I0,2027 <br />and July t0,2027. Quarterly grant reports are to be completed electronically and will <br />be emailed to RSO coordinators. Reports must be received by WASPC prior to <br />quarterly grant payments being issued to your agency. <br />Address verification funds are designed to support all aspects of registered sex offender <br />address verification. Most importantly, funds are required to be used for face-to-face <br />verification of a sex offender's address at the place of residencv. <br />o For Level I Offenders-face-to-face address verification will occur once every <br />twelve months. <br />o For Level ll Offenders-face-to-face address verification will occur once every six <br />months. <br />r For Level lll Offenders-face-to-face address verification will occur once every <br />three months. <br />Leading collaboration among law enforcement professionals to enhance public safety.