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Home My WebLink AboutFully Executed AgreementBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF KITTITAS STATE OF WASHINGTON RESoLUnoN No. 2026-jL[- A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING FUNDING FOR A GRANT PURSUANT TO STATE FUNDING THAT WAS ALLOGATED 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 agerrcies Llrrouglr WASPC (the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Ctriefs) to velily tlte address and residency of all regiitered sex offenders and kidnapping offenders under RCW 9A.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 face{o-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 ,2026, and ending June 30, 2027, 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 IT RESOLVED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, thAt this Agreement between Kittitas County and the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs be adopted. ADOPTED this BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY , WASHINGTON ABSEilT ATTEST rk of the Board- Julie Kjorsvik Y,puty Clerk of the Board-ftffiyffdhhdz 1\ g\of IJ\2026. ce \Nry SEAT RESOLUTION ._)tiai La.,(son Washington Association of SHERIFFS & PoucE cHrEts 3060 Willamette Drive NE Lacey, WA 985'16 360-486-2380 (Phone) 360486-2381 (Fax) www.waspc.org President Chief Rafael Padilla City of Kent President-Elect Sheriff Joe Kriete Grant County Vice President Chief Rebecca Mertzig City of Bellingham Past President Sheriff John Nowels Spokane County Treasurer Chief Damon Simmons City of Liberty Lake Executive Board Chief Cole Langdon City of Lynnwood Chief Matt Brown City of Port Orchard Sheriff Brian King Clallam County Chief Rick Johnson East Wenatchee Police Department Sheriff Summer Scheyer Skamania County Sheriff Mike Morrison Chelan County Chief Sam White Lower Elwha Klallam Police Department Chief John Batiste Washington State Patrol Mike Herrington, SAC FBI-Seattle Steven D. Strachan Executive Director July 8,2026 Sheriff Clay Myers Kittitas County Sheriff's Office 307 W. Umptanum Road Ellens bu rg, W A 98926-67 20 Dear Sheriff Clay Myers Subject: Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Program. The Washington State Legislature allocated S9.9 million dollars over the 2025-2027 biennium for the Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Program. This year, local agencies will receive S+.8t million dollars to conduct face-to-face address verifications for registered sex and kidnapping offenders as directed by RCW 9A.44.L30.ln 201"0, this grant program was established with the intent that allsex 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. lt 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 Ju ly 1, 2026 and ending June 30,2027 . Quarterly grant reports are due on October 10,2026, January 10,2027, April I0,2027 and July t0,2027. 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 residencv. o For Level I Offenders-face-to-face address verification will occur once every twelve months. o For Level ll Offenders-face-to-face address verification will occur once every six months. r For Level lll Offenders-face-to-face address verification will occur once every three months. Leading collaboration among law enforcement professionals to enhance public safety. For the purposes of this grant, unclassified offenders and kidnapping offenders are considered level I offenders, unless the localjurisdiction sets a higher classification in the interest of public safety. Funding from this program will be used to send at least one staff memberto 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 4.24.550,94.44.130, 9A.44.L35,36.28A.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. o 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 LO% of the final quarter's grant payment. o 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. lf you have any questions, please contact Terrina Peterson at (360) 486-2386 or tpeterson@waspc.org. Jamie Weimer Chief of Staff si (' rely,nce ruvwhl {diilorc 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). Award Recipient Name and Address: Agency Contact: Clay Myers Kittitas County Sheriff's Office Title: Sheriff 307 W. Umptanum Road Ellensburg, WA 98926-6720 Project Title Funding CYcle Registered Sex Offender Address Verification July L, 2026June 30,2027 Agreement No: Funding AuthoritY: RSO 2026-27 WA Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs Grant Award: Service Area: s71,000.00 Kittitas county 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: o Face-to-face verifications of all registered offenders based on the schedule outlined in the award letter and RCWs 36.284.230 and 9A.44.L35. Any agency not meeting at least 90% of required verifications will be contacted to develop a plan to correct the agency's noncompliance. o Quarterly reports will be submitted electronically by October !O,2O26,January IO,2027,April L0, 2027, andJuly 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. r Attendance of at least two OffenderWatch User Group and SONAR Committee Meeting. Meeting datesare Ju\y22,2026, October28,2126,January 27,2027, andApril28,2027. Agenciesthatdo 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. tN WTTNESS 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 RECIPIENT Name: Clay Myers Title: Sheriff Agency: Kittitas County Sheriff's Office DaIe:0710812026 For WASPC Name: Jamie Weimer Title: Chief of Staff Agency: WA Assn. of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs Date: 0710912026 Signature: gijurusSignature: