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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 Sheriff's Office
PO BOX 37
Ephrata, WA 98823
Project Title
Registered Sex Offender Address Verification
Agreement No:
RSO 2023-24 Grant
Grant Award:
$102,699.00
FUNDING SOURCE
Agency Contact: Joey Kriete
Title: Sheriff
Funding Cycle
July 1, 2023 -June 30, 2024
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 be contacted to develop a plan to correct the agency's noncompliance.
• Quarterly report will be submitted electronically by October 10, 2023, January 10, 2024, April 10,
2024, and July 10, 2024. 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 11, 2023, October 10, 2023, January 9, 2024, and April 9, 2024. 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 until OffenderWatch records
are adequately corrected.
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: Joey Kriete
Title: Executive Director Title: Sheriff
Agency: WA Assn. of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs Agency: Gr nt County Sheriff's Office
Date: 6/12/2023 Date:
Signature: -r'--' Signat e:
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Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Grant Program
ATTEST:
Bbara J. V 'quez,/'
ClIrk of the pbrd,
Approved as to form:
Rebekah Kayloer, WSBA #53257
Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
Date: 61
BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
GRANT COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Rob Jones, Chair
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Cindy Caher Vice - air
Danny .Stone, Member
Washington Association of 3060 Willamette Drive NE
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SHERIFFS'f & 360-486-2380 (Phone)
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POLICE CHIEFS www.waspc.org
President
June 12, 2023
Sheriff Kevin Morris
Douglas County
President -Elect
SHERIFF JOEY KRIETE
Chief Darrell Lowe
City of Redmond
GRANT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
PO BOX 37
Vice President
Sheriff John Nowels
E P H RATA, WA 98823
Spokane County
Past President
Dear Sheriff Joey Kriete:
Chief Steve Crown
City of Wenatchee
Subject: Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Grant Program.
Treasurer
Chief Brett Vance
City of Montesano
The Washington State Legislature allocated $9.9 million dollars over the 2023-2025
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 Michelle Bennett
verifications for registered sex and kidnapping offenders as directed by RCW 9A.44.130.
City of Edmonds
In 2010, this grant program was established with the intent that all sex offenders and
Chief Rebecca Mertzig
kidnapping offenders would be verified at their registered address by the Sheriff's
City of Bellingham Office. This face-to-face address verification is important to maintain accuracy of the
Sheriff Clay Myers Sex Offender Registry and to enforce the sex offender registration laws of Washington
Kittitas County State. It is important that this money continue to be used for its intended purpose.
Chief Rafael Padilla
City of Kent I am pleased to inform you that the Grant County Sheriff's Office will receive
Sheriff James Raymond $102,699.00 for the Registered Sex Offender Address Verification Program. The grant
Franklin County cycle will follow the state fiscal year, starting July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024.
Sheriff Brad Thurman Quarterly grant reports are due on October 10, 2023, January 10, 2024, April 10, 2024,
Cowlitz County and July 10, 2024. Quarterly grant reports are to be completed electronically and will
Chief Sam White
be emailed to RSO Coordinators. Reports must be received by WASPC prior to quarterly
Lower Elwha Klallam grant payments being issued to your agency.
Police Department
Chief John Batiste Address verification funds are designed to support all aspects of registered sex offender
Washington State Patrol address verification. Most importantly, funds are required to be used for face-to-face
Richard Collodi, SAC verification of a sex offender's address at the place of residency.
FBI—Seattle
Steven D. Strachan • For Level I Offenders—face-to-face address verification will occur once every
Executive Director 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
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Funding from this program will be used to send at least one staff person to at least two WASPC
OffenderWatch User Group and SONAR Committee Meeting. Meeting dates are July 11, 2023, October
10, 2023, January 9, 2024, and April 9, 2024.
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.44.1351 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 2023-2024 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 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.
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,
Steven D. Strachan
Executive Director