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DocuSign Envelope ID: F7418F99-C267-41143-83OB•F971A1BE931B <br />Washington Association of <br />2H 0.ffgg <br />t�s SHERIFFS <br />POLICE CHIEF <br />President <br />Chief Darrell Lowe <br />City of Redmond <br />President -Elect <br />Sheriff John Nowels <br />Spokane County <br />Vice President <br />Chief Rafael Padilla <br />City of Kent <br />Past President <br />Sheriff Kevin Morris <br />Douglas County <br />Treasurer <br />Chief Damon Simmons <br />City of Liberty Lake <br />Executive Board <br />Chief Michelle Bennett <br />City of Edmonds <br />Chief Rebecca Mertzig <br />City of Bellingham <br />Sheriff Clay Myers <br />Kittitas County <br />Chief — Vacant Position <br />Sheriff James Raymond <br />Franklin County <br />Sheriff Brad Thurman <br />Cowlitz County <br />Chief Sam White <br />Lower Elwha Klallam <br />Police Department <br />Chief John Batiste <br />Washington State Patrol <br />Richard Collodi, SAC <br />FBI --Seattle <br />Steven D. Strachan <br />Executive Director <br />June 24, 2024 <br />Sheriff Clay Myers <br />Kittitas County Sheriff's Office <br />307 W. Umptanum Road <br />Ellensburg, Ellensburg 98926-6720 <br />Dear Sheriff Clay Myers: <br />3060 Willamette Drive NE <br />Lacey, WA 98516 <br />360-486-2380 (Phone) <br />360-486-2381 (Fax) <br />www.waspc.org <br />dlv <br />KerrtJUL � 4 20Z4 <br />rgs COuNrySN,�iIIpp <br />Subject: Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Program. <br />The Washington State Legislature allocated $9.9 million dollars over the 2023-2025 <br />biennium for the Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Program. This year, <br />local agencies will receive $4.81 million dollars to conduct face-to-face address <br />verifications for registered sex and kidnapping offenders as directed by RCW <br />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 by <br />the Sheriffs Office. This face-to-face address verification is important to maintain <br />accuracy of the Sex Offender Registry and to enforce the sex offender registration <br />laws of Washington State, It is important that this money continue to be used for its <br />intended purpose. <br />I am pleased to inform you that the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office will receive <br />$71,250.00 for the Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Program. The grant <br />cycle will follow the state fiscal year, starting July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025. <br />Quarterly grant reports are due on October 10, 2024, January 10, 2025, April 10, 2025 <br />and July 10, 2025. Quarterly grant reports are to be completed electronically and will <br />be emailed to RSO coordinators. Reports must be received by WASPC prior to <br />quarterly grant payments being issued to your agency. <br />Address verification funds are designed to support all aspects of registered sex offender <br />address verification, Most importantly, funds are re uired to be used for face-to-face <br />verification of a sex offender's address at the Mace of residency. <br />• For Level I Offenders —face-to-face address verification will occur once every <br />twelve months. <br />• For Level II Offenders —face-to-face address verification will occur once every six <br />months. <br />• For Level III Offenders --face-to-face address verification will occur once every <br />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 />Leading collaboration among law enforcement professionals to enhance public safety. <br />