HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff ReportKITTITAS COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
AGENDA DATE: November 3, 2026
ACTION REQUESTED: Request to Approve a Resolution Awarding Funding for Grants
pursuant to Law and Justice Council Recommendations on Spending
of 1/10th of 1% Sales Tax Reserves.
BACKGROUND: The Kittitas County Law and Justice Council offer grants to
community and local government organizations in support of the law
and justice system annually. One of the core functions of the council
is to make recommendations for funding grants that meet the stated
objectives, as well as grants aimed at reducing crime in our county or
educating our citizens about law and justice concerns.
The expenditures shall be made from the one tenth of one percent
sales tax reserve account established by the Board of County
Commissioners for spending on special projects to foster cooperation,
sharing of resources, and enhancement of criminal justice projects
throughout and within Kittitas County.
INTERACTION: The Prosecutors Office has reviewed and approved as to form the
contract (Prosecutor Review Number JU AI 12855). The Law and
Justice Council Budget and Grant Committee members have reviewed
the proposed resolution.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve Resolution Awarding Funding for Grants pursuant to Law
and Justice Council Recommendations on Spending of 1/10th of 1%
Sales Tax Reserves.
HANDLING: Request one signed original document be returned to Katrina Mankus
with Juvenile Court Services and one original signed document can be
filed with BoCC.
ATTACHMENTS: Proposed Resolution
LEAD STAFF: Clay Myers, Sheriff and Chair of the Law and Justice Budget and
Grant Committee and Katrina Mankus, Juvenile Court Administrator
and Recording Clerk for the Law and Justice Council