HomeMy WebLinkAboutSH19 -017 AGENDA STAFF REPORTKITTITAS COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
AGENDA DATE: August 6, 2019
ACTION REQUESTED: Request to Approve a Resolution awarding funding for a
Grant pursuant to the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC)
Registered Sex Offender Address and Residency Verification Program for 2019-2020.
BACKGROUND: State funding 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. The grant award is effective July 1, 2019 and expires on June 30, 2020.
Quarterly grant reports are to be completed electronically and emailed to RSO
coordinators. Reports must be received by WASPC prior to grant payments being issued
to KCSO. These funds are required to be used for face-to-face verification of a sex
offender's address at their reported place of residency. The frequency of these
verifications depends on the offender's Level (i.e., the degree of public safety risk
presented by the offender). The total for 2019-20 is $72,000.
INTERACTION: This interagency agreement was reviewed and approved by the
Kittitas County Prosecutor's Office.
RECOMMENDATION: Request to Approve a Resolution awarding funding for a
Grant pursuant to the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC)
Registered Sex Offender Address and Residency Verification Program for 2019-2020.
HANDLING: Return one signed Resolution to the Sheriff s Office.
LEAD STAFF: Command Staff