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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSH18-035 WASPC RSO-2018-19 Award letter Sheriff signedWASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF SHERIFFS & POLICE CHIEFS 3060 Willamette Drive NE Lacey, WA 98516 — Phone: (360) 486-2380 — Fax: (360) 486-2381 — Website: www.waspe.org Serving the Law Enforcement Community and the Citizens of Washington June 25, 2018 Sheriff Gene Dana Kittitas County Sheriffs Office 307 W. Umptanum Road Ellensburg, WA 98926-6720 Dear Sheriff Gene Dana: y i �{1f'i11'AS C©U"'V*'i FF 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 Sheriffs Office will receive $75,000.00 for the Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Program. The grant cycle will follow the state fiscal year, starting July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2019. Quarterly grant reports are due on October 10, 2018, January 10, 2019, April 10, 2019, and July 10, 2019. Quarterly grant reports are to be completed electronically and will be emailed to RSO Coordinators. Reports must be received by WASPC 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 twelve 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 WASPC Office ASAP. If you have any questions please contact Terrina Peterson at (360) 486-2386 or tpeterson(ebma.spc.org. Sincerely, Steven D. Strachan Executive Director President President Elect Vice President Past President Treasurer KEN THOMAS JOHN SNAZA CRAIG MEIDL BRIANBURNETP BRIAN WINTER Chief—Des Moines Sherff Thurston County Chief .Spokane Sheriff—Chelan Caunty Sheriff—Yakinna County Executive Board STEVE CROWN RONNIE ROBERTS GARY JENKINS BILL BENEDICT MARK NELSON • Chief—Wenatchee Chief—Olympia Chief—PnUntmt Sheriff—ClallarnCounty Sheriff Cowlitz County RICK SCOTT MARK COUEY JOHN BATISTE JAY TABB STEVEN D. STRACHAN Sheri Grays Harbor County Director—()IC Chief WA State Patrol SAC -1-1111, Seattle Executive Direetor Criminal Investigations Unit WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF SHERIFFS AND POLICE CHIEFS 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, WA 98926-6720 Project Title Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Agreement No: RSO 18-19 Kittitas Grant Award: $75,000.00 Agency Contact: Gene Dana Title: Sheriff Funding Cycle July 1, 2018 -June 30, 2019 Funding Authority: WA Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs Service Area: Kittitas County FUNDING SOURCE 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, 2018, January 10, 2019, April 10, 2019, and July 10, 2019. Funds will be disbursed in equal allotments each quarter. Quarterly grant reports must be received by WASPC 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 Award Sheet and Letter and other documents incorporated herein. For WASPC For RECIPIENT Name: Steven D. Strachan Name: Gene Dana Title: Executive Director Title: Sheriff Agency: WA Association of Sheriffs and Agency: Kittitas County Sheriffs Office Police Chiefs Date: June 25, 2018 Date: I Signature: Signatur : ! .