HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmend language L&J Grant Staff ReportKITTITAS COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
AGENDA DATE: June 16, 2020
ACTION REQUESTED: Request to approve amendment of the language contained in the awarded Law & Justice Grant to be less restrictive to make appropriate purchases
BACKGROUND: Reestablishment of a Child Forensic Interviewing (CFI) Room, Family Waiting Area, Observation Area; and the Acquisition and Installment of an Updated Recording System
INTERACTION: We submitted the L&J coversheet and a Wayfair receipt to the Auditor’s office for partial purchases I made against the allowed grant. A series of emails followed in which
Dora Van Epps said that we could only make purchases that matched the itemized, estimate list of furnishings attached to the grant application. However, between the time we priced online
and when the funds were made available, 17 of the 19, over 89% of the pieces of merchandise specified in the application on the “estimate list”, were no longer available or the prices
had increased. Therefore, the search for items to purchase essentially began anew. We were operating under the parameters of the objectives, and intentions of the grant application:
to obtain furnishings and carpet for the CFI room, waiting area, and observation area. A recording system is a second part of the grant. Orders were purchased from and there was pushback
as they were no listed on the original list exactly. They were “close” as the items were no longer available due to the passage of time from research and fund availability.
RECOMMENDATION: Review the proposed Resolution and adopt as written.
ATTACHMENT: Proposed Resolution.
LEAD STAFF: Elishia Harvill, Chief Administrator