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Washington Association of
SHERIFFS &
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POLICE CHIEFS
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President
June 15, 2022
Sheriff Rick Scott
Grays Harbor County
President -Elect
SHERIFF TOM JONES
Chief Steve Crown
City of Wenatchee
GRANT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
PO BOX 37
Vice President
Sheriff Tom Jones
EPHRATA WA 98823
Grant County
Past President
Dear Sheriff Tom Jones:
Chief Craig Meidl
City of Spokane
Subject: Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Grant Program.
Treasurer
Chief Brett Vance
The Washington State Legislature allocated $9.9 million dollars over the 2022-2023
City of Montesano
biennium for the Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Grant Program. This
Executive Board
year, local agencies will receive $4.81 million dollars to conduct face-to-face address
Chief John Batiste
verifications for registered sex and kidnapping offenders as directed by RCW
Washington State Patrol
9A.44.130. In 2010, this grant program was established with the intent that all sex
Chief Cherie Harris
offenders and kidnapping offenders would be verified at their registered address by
City of Kirkland
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
Sheriff Brad Thurman
Cowlitz county
laws of Washington State. It is important that this money continue to be used for its
intended purpose.
Chief Darrell Lowe
City of Redmond
I am pleased to inform you that the Grant County Sheriffs Office will receive
Sheriff Kevin Morris
Douglas County
$102,903.00 for the Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Program. The
grant cycle will follow the state fiscal year, starting July 1, 2022, and ending June
Chief Rafael Padilla
30, 2023. Quarterly grant reports are due on October 10, 2022, January 10, 2023,
City of Kent
April 10, 2023, and July 10, 2023. Quarterly grant reports are to be completed
Sheriff James Raymond
electronically and will be emailed to RSO Coordinators. Reports must be received
Franklin County
by WASPC prior to quarterly grant payments being issued to your agency.
Don Voiret, SAC
FBI—Seattle
Address verification funds are designed to support all aspects of registered sex
Chief Sam White
offender address verification. Most importantly, funds are required to be used for
Lower Elwha Klallam
face-to-face verification of a sex offender's address at the place of residency.
Police Department
Steven D. Strachan
. For Level I Offenders—face-to-face address verification will occur once
Executive Director
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.
Serving the Law Enforcement Community and the Citizens of Washington
Funding from this program will be used to send at least one staff person to at least one WASPC
OffenderWatch User Group and SONAR Committee Meeting. Meeting dates are July 13, 2022,
October 12, 2022, January 11, 2023, and April 12, 2023.
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 2022-2023 Registered Sex Offender Address
Verification Program:
• Any agency not meeting at least 90% of required verifications will not receive that quarter's
grant payment.
• Any agency not using OffenderWatch to track verifications will not receive that quarter's grant
payment.
• 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.
• Quarterly grant reports must be received by WASPC prior to quarterly grant payments being issued
to your agency.
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 1peterson@,wasl)c.org.
Sincerely,
Steven D. Strachan
Executive Director
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 GRANT COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE (hereinafter referred to as the RECIPIENT).
Award Recipient Name and Address:
Grant County Sheriffs Office
PO BOX 37
Ephrata, WA 98823
Project Title
Registered Sex Offender Address Verification
Agreement No:
RSO 2022-23 Grant
Grant Award:
$1025903.00
FUNDING SOURCE
Agency Contact: Tom Jones
Title: Sheriff
Funding Cycle
July 1, 2022 -June 30, 2023
Funding Authority:
WA Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
Service Area:
Grant County
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 not receive that quarter's grant payment.
• Quarterly report will be submitted electronically by October 10, 2022, January 10, 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.
• 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 12, 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
For RECIPIENT
Name:
Steven D. Strachan
Name: Tom Jones
Title:
Executive Director
Title: Sheriff
Agency:
WA Assn. of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs
Agency: Grant County Sheriffs Office
Date:
6/15/2022
Date:
Signature:
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