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Washington Association of 3060 Willamette Drive NE <br />Lacey,WA 98516SHERIFFS&360-486-2380(Phone) <br />360-486-2381 (Fax)POLICECHIEFS -asc.ors <br />President June 1,2019 <br />Sheriff John Snaza <br />Thurston County <br />President-Elect Sheriff Gene DanaChiefCraigMeidl <br />City of Spokane Kittitas County Sheriffs Office <br />307 W.Umptanum Road <br />ceerinreR keS <br />ott Ellensburg,WA 98926-6720 <br />Grays Harbor County <br />Dear Sheriff Gene Dana:Past President <br />Chief Ken Thomas <br />City of Des Moines Subject:Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Grant Program. <br />Treasurer <br />Chief Brett Vance The Washington State Legislature allocated $9.9 million dollars over the 2019-2021CityofMontesanobienniumfortheRegisteredSexOffenderAddressVerificationGrantProgram.This <br />Executive Board year,local agencies will receive $4.81 million dollars to conduct face-to-face address <br />Chief John Batiste verifications for registered sex and kidnapping offenders as directed by RCW <br />Washington State Patrol 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 bySheriffBillBenedict <br />cialiam County 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 registrationDirectorMarkCouey <br />oic-criminal laws of Washington State.It is important that this money continue to be used for its <br />Investigations Unit intended purpose. <br />Chief Rod Covey <br />Port of Seattle I am pleased to inform you that the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office will receive <br />Chief Steve Crown $72,000.00 for the Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Program.The <br />City of Wenatchee 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,AprilRaymondP.Duda,SAC <br />FBI--Seattle 10,2020,and July 10,2020.Quarterly grant reports are to be completed <br />electronically and will be emailed to RSO Coordinators.Reports m__ust be receivedChiefGaryJenkins.. <br />City of Pullman by WASPC prior to quarterly grant payments bemg issued to your agency. <br />eriLMit Johanknecht Address verification funds are designed to support all aspects of Registered Sex <br />Offender Address Verification.Most importantly,funds are required to be used for <br />Sheriff James Raymond face-to-face verification of a sex offender's address at the place of residency.Franklin County <br />Steven D.Strachan •For Level I Offenders-Face-to-Face Address Verification will occur onceExecutiveDirectoreverytwelvemonths. <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