HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2022-146BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESoLUnoN No. zo22- tcJ tp
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING FUNDING FOR A GRANT PURSUANT TO STATE FUNDING
THAT 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.
WHEREAS, the Washington State Legislature provides funding to local law enforcement
agencies through WASPC (the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs) to verify the
address and residency of all registered sex offenders and kidnapping offenders under RCW
94,44.130; and
WHEREAS, the funds awarded are designed to support all aspects of Registered Sex
Offender Address Verification, and are required to be used for faceto-face verification of a sex
offender's address at the place of residency; and
WHEREAS, the grant cycle follows the state fiscal year, starting July 1,2022 and ending
June 30, 2023, with funds disbursed in equal allotments each quarter; and
WHEREAS, funding from this program will also be used to send at least one staff person to
the offenderwatch User Group meeting and the soNAR committee Meeting; and
WHEREAS, the funding supports the efforts of the Sheriff's Office to enforce the legal
requirements of chapter 9A.44 RCW and thus improve the community's safety,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE lT RESOLVED AND lT lS HEREBY ORDERED, that this
Agreement between Kittitas County and the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
be adopted.
ADOPTED this tq+h day of ,lv,t,lU 2022vl
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COU NTY, WASHINGTON
Lau S hairman
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Douglas R. Mitch
,zd Cterl<. of the Board- Julie Kjorsvik
n Deputy Clerk of the Board- Mandy Buchholz
RESOLUTION
l, Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
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 refened to as WASPC) and the KITTITAS COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE (hereinafter referred to as the RECIPIENT).
Award Recipient Name and Address: Agency Contact: Clay Myers
Kittitas County Sheriffs Office Title: Sheriff
307 W. Umptanum Road
Ellensburg, W A 98926-6720
Project Title
Registered Sex Offender Address Verification
Agreement No:
RSO 2022-23 Kittitas
Grant Award:
$69,500.00
Funding Cycle
July 1, 2022-June 30, 2023
Funding Authority:
WA Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
Service Area:
Kittitas County
FUNDING SOTIRCE
Funding for this AGREEMENT is provided to WASPC through the Criminal Justice Training Commission
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 following requirements:r Face-to-face verifications of all registered offenders based on the schedule outlined in the award
letter and RCWs 36,28A.230 and 9,{.44.135. Any agency not meeting at least 90Yo of required
verifications will not receive that quarter's grant payment.r Quarterly report will be submitted electronically by October 10,2022, January l0,2023,April 10,
2023, and July 10, 2023. Funds will be disbursed in equal allotments each quarter. Quarterly grant
reports must be received by WASPC prior to quarterly grant payments being issued to your agency.r In-person attendance at least one OffenderWatch User Group and SONAR Committee Meeting.
Meeting dates are July 13, 2022,October 12,2022,January 11,2023 and April 72,2023. Agencies
that do not participate in at least one OffenderWatch User Group and SONAR Committee meeting
in person will be penalized 10% of the final quarter's grant payment.. Up to date and accurate record entries into OffenderWatch. Any agency not using OffenderWatch
to track verifications will not receive that quarter's grant payment.
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
Name: Steven D. Strachan
Title: Executive Director
Agency: WA Assn. of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs
Date: 611512022
FOT RECIPIENT
Name: Clay Myers
Title: Sheriff
Agency: Kittitas County Sheriffs Office
Date:
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