HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes-2017-124 FundingBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. 2017· j a 4-
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING FUNDING FOR A GRANT PURSUANT TO STATE FUNDING
THAT WAS ALLOCATED TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TO VERIFY THE ADDRESS AND
RESIDENCY OF ALL REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS AND KIDNAPPING OFFENDERS
UNDER RCW 9A.44.130.
WHEREAS, the Washington State Legislature provides funding to local law enforcement
agencies through WASPC (the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs) to verify the
address and residency of all registered sex offenders and kidnapping offenders under RCW
9A.44.130; and
WHEREAS, the funds awarded are designed to support all aspects of Registered Sex
Offender Address Verification, and are required to be used for face-to-face verification of a sex
offender's address at the place of residency; and
WHEREAS, the grant cycle follows the state fiscal year, starting July 1, 2017 and ending
June 30, 2018, with funds disbursed in equal allotments each quarter; and
WHEREAS, funding from this program will also be used to send at least one staff person
to at least one OffenderWatch User Group meeting and the SONAR Committee Meeting; and
WHEREAS, the funding supports the efforts of the Sheriffs Office to enforce to legal
requirements of Chapter 9A.44 RCW and thus improve the community's safety,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, that this
Agreement between Kittitas County and the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
be adopted.
ADOPTED this -=-I_$_t __ day of ttUf1J~1:2 0 17.
RESOLUTION
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Commissioner
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D.R. Mitchell
Deputy Prosecutin
RECEIVED
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WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF SHERIFFS AND POLICE CHIEF TTITAS COUNTY SHERIFF
INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT
SPECIFIC TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Program
This AGREEMENT is entered into by and between the WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF
SHERIFFS AND POLICE CHIEFS (hereinafter referred to as WASPC) and the KITTITAS
COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE (hereinafter referred to as the RECIPIENT).
Award Recipient Name and Address:
Kittitas County Sheriffs Office
307 W. Umptanum Road
Ellensburg, W A 98926-6720
Project Title
Registered Sex Offender Address Verification
Agreement No:
RSO 17-18 Kittitas
Grant Award:
$66,000.00
FUNDING SOURCE
Agency Contact: Gene Dana
Title: Sheriff
Funding Cycle
July 1, 20 17-June 30, 2018
Funding Authority:
W A Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
Service Area:
Kittitas County
Funding for this AGREEMENT is provided to WASPC from the State of Washington. Funding awarded
the RECIPIENT shall not exceed the amount shown on the award letter.
SCOPE OF SERVICES
The RECIPIENT shall use the funds awarded to meet the requirements identified in the award letter. The
required quarterly report will be submitted electronically by October 10, 2017, January 10, 2018, April
10, 2018, and July 10, 2018. Funds will be disbursed in equal allotments each quarter. Quarterly grant
reports must be received by W ASPC prior to grant payments being issued to your agency.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, WASPC and RECIPIENT acknowledge and accept the terms of this
AGREEMENT and attachments hereto, and in witness whereof have executed this AGREEMENT as of
the date and year written below. The rights and obligations of both parties to this AGREEMENT are
governed by the information on this A ward Sheet and Letter and other documents incorporated herein.
ForWASPC
Name:
Title:
Agency:
Date:
Signature:
Mitch Barker
Executive Director
W A Association of Sheriffs and Police
Chiefs
Jul 17,2017
For RECIPIENT
Name:
Title:
Agency:
Gene Dana
Sheriff
Kittitas County Sheriffs Office
WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF SHERIFFS & POLICE CHIEFS
3060 Willamette Drive NE Lacey, WA 98516 -Phone: (360) 486-2380 -Fax: (360) 486-2381 -Website: www.waspc.org
Serving the, Law Enforcement COmmLlllilv and the Citizens of WashingtoQ
July 17,2017
Sheriff Gene Dana
Kittitas County Sheriffs Office
307 W. Umptanum Road
Ellensburg, W A 98926-6720
Dear Sheriff Gene Dana:
RECEIVED
JUL 1 9 2017
KITTITAS COUNTY SHERIFF
The Washington State Legislature allocated $10 million dollars over the 2017-2019 biennium for the
Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Program. This year, local agencies will receive $4.91
million dollars to conduct face-to-face address verifications for registered sex and kidnapping offenders -
as directed by RCW 9A.44.130.
I .am pleased to inform you that the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office will receive $66,000.00 for the
Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Program. The grant cycle will follow the state fiscal year,
starting July 1,2017 and ending June 30,2018. Quarterly grant reports are due on October 10,2017,
January 10, 2018, April 10, 2018, and July 10, 2018. Quarterly grant reports are to be completed
electronically and will be em ailed to RSO Coordinators. Reports must be received by W ASPC prior to
grant payments being issued to your agency.
Address verification funds are designed to support all aspects of Registered Sex Offender Address
Verification. Most importantly, funds are required to be used for face-to-face verification a sex offender's
address at the place of residency.
• For Level I Offenders-Face-to-Face Address Verification will occur once every twelv.e months
• For Level II Offenders-Face-to-Face Address Verification will occur once every six months
• For Level III Offenders-Face-to-Face Address Verification will occur once every three months
For the purposes of this grant, unclassified offenders and kidnapping offenders are considered level I
offenders, unless the local jurisdiction sets a higher classification in the interest of public safety.
Additionally, funding from this program will be used to send at least one staff person to at least one
WASPC OffenderWatch User Group and SONAR Committee Meeting. Address verification data must be
entered into the statewide sex offender database, OffenderWatch.
Please review the attached interagency agreement and return to the W ASPC Office ASAP. If you have
any questions please contact Jamie Weimer at (360) 486-2419 or jweimer@,v aspc.org
Si'ncerely,
Mitch Barker
Executive Director
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