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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSH21-024 WASPC RSO 2021-22 Agenda Staff ReportKITTITAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AGENDA STAFF REPORT AGENDA DATE: July 6, 2021 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 2021-2022. 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, 2021 and expires on June 30, 2022. 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 2021-22 is $70,000. 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 2021-2022. HANDLING: Please route one fully executed original back to KCSO. LEAD STAFF: Command Staff