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July 8, 2026
Sheriff Clay Myers
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307 W. Umptanum Road
Ellensburg, WA 98926-6720
Dear Sheriff Clay Myers:
Subject: Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Program.
The Washington State Legislature allocated $9.9 million dollars over the 2025-2027
biennium for the Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Program. This year,
local agencies will receive $4.81 million dollars to conduct face-to-face address
verifications for registered sex and kidnapping offenders as directed by RCW
9A.44.130. In 2010, this grant program was established with the intent that all sex
offenders and kidnapping offenders would be verified at their registered address by
the Sheriff’s Office. This face-to-face address verification is important to maintain
accuracy of the Sex Offender Registry and to enforce the sex offender registration
laws of Washington State. It is important that this money continue to be used for its
intended purpose.
I am pleased to inform you that the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office will receive
$71,000.00 for the Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Program. The grant
cycle will follow the state fiscal year, starting July 1, 2026 and ending June 30, 2027.
Quarterly grant reports are due on October 10, 2026, January 10, 2027, April 10, 2027
and July 10, 2027. Quarterly grant reports are to be completed electronically and will
be emailed to RSO coordinators. Reports must be received by WASPC prior to
quarterly grant payments being issued to your agency.
Address verification funds are designed to support all aspects of registered sex offender
address verification. Most importantly, funds are required to be used for face-to-face
verification of a sex offender’s address at the place of residency.
• For Level I Offenders—face-to-face address verification will occur once every
twelve months.
• For Level II Offenders—face-to-face address verification will occur once every six
months.
• For Level III Offenders—face-to-face address verification will occur once every
three months.
• For the purposes of this grant, unclassified offenders and kidnapping offenders are considered
level I offenders, unless the local jurisdiction sets a higher classification in the interest of public
safety.
Funding from this program will be used to send at least one staff member to at least one in-person WASPC
OffenderWatch User Group and SONAR Committee Meeting. Meeting dates are July 22, 2026, October
28, 2026, January 27, 2027, and April 28, 2027.
Address verification data must be entered into the statewide sex offender database, OffenderWatch.
WASPC will conduct audits of the OffenderWatch records to confirm verification entries and completeness
of records.
Registration, community notification and verification of offenders must follow the applicable state
statutes (RCWs 4.24.550, 9A.44.130, 9A.44.135, 36.28A.230, etc.). Any delegation to cities should have
signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) clearly defining agreed upon responsibilities.
Please note the following terms will be adhered to for the 2026-2027 Registered Sex Offender Address
Verification Program:
• Any agency not meeting at least 90% of required verifications will be contacted to develop a plan
to correct the agency’s noncompliance.
• Any agency not using OffenderWatch to track RSOs and verifications will not receive that quarter’s
grant payment until OffenderWatch records are adequately corrected.
• Agencies that do not participate in at least two (one in-person and one virtual) OffenderWatch
User Group and SONAR Committee meetings will be penalized 10% of the final quarter’s grant
payment.
• Agencies should have at least one person trained in the current coding rules for the Static 99R.
• Quarterly grant reports must be received by WASPC prior to quarterly grant payments being
issued to your agency.
• The agency may retain up to three percent (3%) of the amounts provided pursuant to this section
for the cost of administration.
Please review the attached interagency agreement, sign, date, and return to the WASPC Office ASAP. If
you have any questions, please contact Terrina Peterson at (360) 486-2386 or tpeterson@waspc.org.
Sincerely,
Jamie Weimer
Chief of Staff
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 referred to as WASPC) and the KITTITAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
(hereinafter referred to as the RECIPIENT).
FUNDING SOURCE
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:
• Face-to-face verifications of all registered offenders based on the schedule outlined in the award
letter and RCWs 36.28A.230 and 9A.44.135. Any agency not meeting at least 90% of required
verifications will be contacted to develop a plan to correct the agency’s noncompliance.
• Quarterly reports will be submitted electronically by October 10, 2026, January 10, 2027, April 10,
2027, and July 10, 2027. 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.
• Attendance of at least two OffenderWatch User Group and SONAR Committee Meeting. Meeting
dates are July 22, 2026, October 28, 2026, January 27, 2027, and April 28, 2027. Agencies that do
not participate in at least two OffenderWatch User Group and SONAR Committee meetings 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 until OffenderWatch records
are adequately corrected.
• The agency may retain up to three percent (3%) of the amounts provided pursuant to this section
for the cost of administration.
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.
Award Recipient Name and Address:
Kittitas County Sheriff's Office
307 W. Umptanum Road
Ellensburg, WA 98926-6720
Agency Contact: Clay Myers
Title: Sheriff
Project Title
Registered Sex Offender Address Verification
Funding Cycle
July 1, 2026-June 30, 2027
Agreement No:
RSO 2026-27
Funding Authority:
WA Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
Grant Award:
$71,000.00
Service Area:
Kittitas County
For WASPC For RECIPIENT
Name: Jamie Weimer Name: Clay Myers
Title: Chief of Staff Title: Sheriff
Agency: WA Assn. of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs Agency: Kittitas County Sheriff's Office
Date: Date:
Signature: Signature:
Sheriff Clay Myers (Jul 8, 2026 14:41:09 PDT)
Sheriff Clay Myers
07/08/2026