Law & Justice
SHERIFF
Elected official: Gary L. Simpson
Program Title:
WestNET – West Sound Narcotics Enforcement Team
Program Budget:
$611,167
Purpose
Strategy
WestNET is a multi-jurisdictional drug enforcement task force staffed with local, state,
and federal law enforcement personnel. The task force is funded in part by the Edward
Byrne Memorial drug enforcement grant provided by the United States Department of
Justice (DOJ). As the host agency, the Sheriff's Office provides administrative support
and management oversight for the task force. The mission is to target and disrupt midto upper-level drug trafficking and manufacturing organizations throughout the
region, support counter-drug efforts of other law enforcement agencies, and
aggressively prosecute those persons responsible for those criminal acts.
Without a regional narcotics task force, mid- to upper-level narcotics manufacturers
and distributors would go unchecked. This would have an overall negative impact on
the safe and healthy environment in Kitsap County due to an increase in violent crimes
and criminal activity. This would have a compounding negative effect on the entire
criminal justice system. This would eventually lead to the need for many more law
enforcement officers in Kitsap County to respond to and investigate violent crimes and
additional Prosecutors and court staff to prosecute criminal cases in the legally
mandated timelines of our judicial system.
Results
WestNET utilizes the most up-to-date technology available for narcotics enforcement,
which creates better efficiency with the limited amount of resources available.
Quality Indicators:
1. Successful
Prosecution
2. Successful Forfeitures
3. DTO Cases – 5 or
more arrests in a case
Workload Indicators:
1.Criminal Cases
Initiated
2. Arrests
3. Search Warrants
2017 Budget
2016 YTD
2015 Actual
2014 Actual
2013 Actual
2012 Actual
75
28
66
74
94
65
14
6
12
12
14
44
5
3
4
7
7
5
2017 Budget
2016 YTD
2015 Actual
2014 Actual
2013 Actual
2012 Actual
50
36
39
61
72
62
70
100
21
29
46
94
52
106
82
38
86
36
2017 Budget
$353,613
$611,167
-$257,554
1.00
2016 Budget
$300,144
$658,362
-$358,218
1.00
2015 Actual
$340,210
$408,683
-$68,472
1.00
2014 Actual
$236,923
$492,080
-$255,157
2.00
2013 Actual
$346,157
$527,221
-$181,064
2.00
2012 Actual
$465,562
$586,144
-$120,582
2.00
Budget Totals
Revenues
Expenditures
Difference
# of FTEs
Law & Justice
SHERIFF
Elected official: Gary L. Simpson
Program Title:
Marine Unit
Program Budget:
$98,986
Purpose
Strategy
Results
Quality Indicators:
1. Accident
Investigations
2. Boating Fatalities
3. Educational
Presentations
Workload Indicators:
1. Patrol Hours
2. Safety Inspections
3. Vessel Assists
This program provides waterborne law enforcement services and criminal
investigations for all events occurring on the 236 miles of saltwater shoreline, all lakes,
and Blake Island within Kitsap County. Additionally, this unit provides boating safety
education/licensing, and law enforcement services to support: Search and Rescue,
SWAT, environmental and marine mammal protection, marine response, and port,
ferry, and homeland security services. Other services include responding to natural
and/or manmade disasters occurring upon our waters/shoreline, enhancing security
for the Navy and special community events, interdicting drug trafficking, and removing
hazards to navigation, which may include derelict vessels, logs, etc.
This Unit provides law enforcement, security, and search and rescue services on and
about the coastlines and inland waterways of Kitsap County. This unit provides
security and rescue services for the State Ferry System and its ports against terrorist
attacks as per agreement with Homeland Security. The level of service is adequate
only because of cooperative efforts of all the partner agencies teaming together to
accomplish what one by itself could not. This program helps provide a safe and
healthy community for our citizens who live and/or travel on or near our waterways.
This program is critical to Kitsap citizens. This program meets the Board's mission of
safe and healthy communities, protects natural resources, thriving local economy,
inclusive government, effective and efficient county services, and meets multiple
vision elements.
We have provided the latest in technology to assure efficient and effective operation.
The watercraft is scheduled to address our greatest demands. The partnership with
other agencies enhances service delivery. The purchase and maintenance of the
equipment is accomplished through grants and a dedicated fund provided by the State
as a result of boater registration fees.
2017 Budget
2016 YTD
2015 Actual
2014 Actual
2013 Actual
2012 Actual
3
2
1
1
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
0
0
7
2017 Budget
250
150
10
2016 YTD
160
150
4
2015 Actual
185
137
3
2014 Actual
160
216
2
2013 Actual
207
207
7
2012 Actual
300
564
8
2017 Budget
$64,000
$98,986
-$34,986
0.00
2016 Budget
$67,400
$137,472
-$70,072
0.00
2013 Actual
$52,142
$59,469
-$7,327
0.00
2012 Actual
$105,315
$35,061
$70,254
0.00
Budget Totals
Revenues
Expenditures
Difference
# of FTEs
2015 Actual
$60,666
$47,329
$13,337
0.00
2014 Actual
$59,223
$61,424
-$2,201
0.00
Law & Justice
SHERIFF
Elected official: Gary L. Simpson
Program Title:
SIU – Special Investigations Unit
Program Budget:
$217,827
Purpose
Strategy
Results
Quality Indicators:
1. Knock & Talks
2. Search Compliance
Workload Indicators:
1. Search Warrants
2. Arrests
3. Weapons Seized
The primary focus of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is to conduct investigations
that originate from citizen complaints and patrol deputy field referrals concerning
illicit drug transactions and manufacturing. The unit conducts street level
investigations that supplement WestNET's upper level drug enforcement efforts. SIU
is funded in part by grants, fines levied by the courts, and monies seized from other
narcotics investigations. Deputies and detectives assigned to SIU receive specialized
training and perform their duties as collateral responsibility to their primary
assignments with the Office.
SIU is a critical component to the overall strategy in illegal narcotics enforcement in
Kitsap County. SIU provides a timely response from citizens, community leaders, and
any person who wants to report criminal narcotics activity. SIU provides highly trained
deputies with resources and time to ensure a more in-depth investigation on lower
level narcotic dealers and abusers of illegal narcotics (such as heroin,
methamphetamine, oxycodone, cocaine, and other controlled prescription narcotics).
The short-term effect is a timely response to complaints received from the public. The
long-term benefit is better coordination between patrol deputies and the regional
narcotics task force, which allows for greater efficiencies in narcotics enforcement
while reducing overlapping investigations which has an overall effect of reducing cost.
Criminals involved in illicit drug use and sales commit a number of property crimes
(burglary, theft, identity theft, etc.) to support their drug use and commit crimes
against persons (robbery, assaults, and murder) to avoid apprehension and to protect
their drug activities.
SIU works hand-in-hand with the narcotics task force to ensure we are not duplicating
enforcement efforts. By working collaboratively with the task force we are able to
utilize personnel back and forth depending on the amount of personnel assets that
may be needed for a particular investigation. We are also able to utilize other
equipment assets that are owned by the task force. This is a cost saving strategy so
we don't unnecessarily purchase duplicate items.
2017 Budget
50
80
2017 Budget
50
50
25
2016 YTD
7
71%
2016 YTD
29
43
8
2015 Actual
64
38%
2015 Actual
97
63
32
2014 Actual
51
95%
2014 Actual
12
37
15
2013 Actual
72
92%
2013 Actual
5
39
1
2012 Actual
56
82%
2012 Actual
7
29
7
2015 Actual
$117,222
$66,569
$50,654
0.00
2014 Actual
$64,433
$38,196
$26,237
0.00
2013 Actual
$30,886
$69,725
-$38,839
0.00
2012 Actual
$83,841
$133,651
-$49,809
0.00
Budget Totals
Revenues
Expenditures
Difference
# of FTEs
2017 Budget
$197,000
$217,827
-$20,827
0.00
2016 Budget
$97,000
$280,360
-$183,360
0.00
Law & Justice
SHERIFF
Elected official: Gary L. Simpson
Program Title:
Crime Prevention
Program Budget:
$59,141
Purpose
The core functions of this program are providing crime prevention services and public
education. Crime prevention education is primarily accomplished through community
meetings regarding Neighborhood Watch, fraud prevention, senior safety, and youth
outreach programs. The program includes one full time employee and 24 specially
selected and trained volunteers. Citizen on Patrol volunteers provide citizens many
services to include parking education and enforcement, hulk and abandoned vehicle
inspections, vacation home checks, and home security surveys to name a few.
Strategy
The services provided by the crime prevention program and volunteers are essential
to the support of the Patrol Division and critical to the citizens of Kitsap County. This
program meets the Board's mission of safe and healthy communities, protects natural
resources, thriving local economy, inclusive government, effective and efficient county
services, and meets multiple vision elements.
Results
In 2015 the Citizen on Patrol volunteers donated over 7,950 hours of service to the
Sheriff’s Office and their community. This resulted in a cost savings of more than
$172,000. We participated in 20 community fairs and events, presented in 131
community events, organized the Silverdale National Night Out Fair, and completed
over 2,500 vacation house checks.
Quality Indicators:
1. Enforcement ActionsWritten NOI's &
Warnings
2. Volunteer Hours in
lieu of Deputy Hours
Workload Indicators:
1. Disabled Parking
Enforcement
2. Abandoned Vehicle
Checks
3. Neighborhood Watch
Presentations
2017 Budget
2016 YTD
2015 Actual
2014 Actual
2013 Actual
2,308
2012 Actual
1,765
1,650
806
1,615
1,689
8,000
3,945
7,967
8,275
8,447
8,499
2017 Budget
2016 YTD
2015 Actual
2014 Actual
2013 Actual
569
2012 Actual
489
350
170
335
383
400
348
435
400
360
373
20
8
23
21
17
31
2015 Actual
$20,589
$22,263
-$1,675
0.00
2014 Actual
$21,846
$25,878
-$4,032
0.00
2013 Actual
$37,809
$19,982
$17,827
0.00
2012 Actual
$32,604
$51,630
-$19,026
0.00
Budget Totals
Revenues
Expenditures
Difference
# of FTEs
2017 Budget
$19,400
$59,141
-$39,741
0.00
2016 Budget
$16,900
$59,693
-$42,793
0.00
Law & Justice
SHERIFF
Elected official: Gary L. Simpson
Program Title:
US Department of Justice – JAG Grants
Program Budget:
$38,053
Purpose
This cost center is used to process US Department of Justice Bureau of Justice
Assistance, JAG Grants.
Strategy
The funds received from this grant are used to purchase critical equipment for the
Sheriff’s Office. This program meets the Board's mission of safe and healthy
communities, protects natural resources, thriving local economy, inclusive
government, effective and efficient county services, and meets multiple vision
elements.
Results
For the past several years, we have used these funds to replace weapons systems.
Budget Totals
Revenues
Expenditures
Difference
# of FTEs
2017 Budget
$38,053
$38,053
$0
0.00
2016 Budget
$37,671
$37,671
$0
0.00
2015 Actual
$76,933
$76,933
$0
0.00
2014 Actual
$34,491
$34,491
$0
0.00
2013 Actual
$68,953
$68,953
$0
0.00
2012 Actual
$0
$0
$0
0.00
Law & Justice
SHERIFF
Elected official: Gary L. Simpson
Program Title: Prisoner Commissary
Program Budget:
Purpose
Strategy
Results
Quality Indicators:
1. Jail Diversion &
Re-entry Programs
2. New Start program
participants
Workload Indicators:
1. Amount spent on
Commissary
2. Resident money
accounted for and
balanced using Keefe
program
$173,016
This program provides a mechanism for inmates to purchase commissary items,
entertainment, and educational, communication, and visitation services during their period of
confinement. This special revenue fund receives a percentage commission as revenue into the
fund. By law, the proceeds from the sales of these items can only be used to provide for the
welfare needs of inmates. The jail purchases a number of inmate welfare items from this fund,
offsetting the costs to the general fund.
The program meets the Board of County Commissioner's mission of thriving local economy,
inclusive government, and effective and efficient county services. Additionally, the program
meets multiple vision statements. It is a best-practice in the industry and provides an excellent
management tool within a confinement facility.
The entire program budget is financed through sales of commissary items, kiosk and tablet
services, as well as video visitation services for the inmate population. The program utilizes
software programs to process sales and maintains an individualized trust fund account for each
inmate. Implemented a “Friends and Family Commissary Sales” program enabling citizens to
deposit into inmate accounts and/or purchase commissary items via website or by telephone
resulting in less need to handle actual monies within the facility while still receiving
commissions. The “New Start” jail re-entry program, a collaboration with West Sound
Treatment Center, continues.
2017 Budget
2016 YTD
2015 Actual 2014 Actual 2013 Actual
2012 Actual
8
8
8
7
7
7
80
60
37
27
N/A
N/A
2017 Budget
2016 YTD
2015 Actual
2014 Actual
2013 Actual
2012 Actual
$146,000
$62,625
$137,998
$151,953
$179,921
$175,492
$650,000
$330,268
$541,117
$659,800
$679,749
$744,296
2017 Budget
$190,000
$173,016
$16,984
0.00
2016 Budget
$190,000
$200,153
-$10,153
0.00
2015 Actual
$183,332
$162,966
$20,365
0.00
2014 Actual
$193,687
$172,813
$20,874
0.00
2013 Actual
$179,921
$142,778
$37,144
0.00
2012 Actual
$175,492
$139,734
$35,758
0.00
Budget Totals
Revenues
Expenditures
Difference
# of FTEs
Law & Justice
SHERIFF
Elected official: Gary L. Simpson
Program Title:
Community Service
Program Budget:
$161,607
Purpose
Strategy
Results
Quality Indicators:
1. Miles of County
roads cleaned by
resident road crew
Workload Indicators:
1. Use of resident labor
at $21.01 per hours
2. Pounds of trash
collected by resident
road crew
The program provides up to two (2) inmate work crews assigned to support the Clean Kitsap
Program of the Public Works Department’s Solid Waste Division. The program budget
provides for two (2) road crew supervisors (2 FTEs) to oversee two (2) inmate crews assigned
to remove garbage from all Kitsap County Road Right-of-Ways.
This program is critical in meeting the Board of County Commissioner's mission of safe and
healthy communities, and protection of natural resources. It provides inmates an opportunity
to give back to their community in a tangible way, enhances their sense of ownership in the
community, and provides essential support to the Public Works Solid Waste Division's Clean
Kitsap Program.
The use of inmate labor to provide this service greatly enhances the efficiencies of the
program and is a force multiplier. The inmates volunteer to be a part of this program and
provide their services in an unpaid status. In 2015, the Inmate Road Crew cleaned 1,817
county road miles and removed 106,420 pounds of trash.
2017 Budget
2016 YTD
2015 Actual
2014 Actual
2013 Actual
2012 Actual
2,000
1,928
1,817
595
1,675
1,362
2017 Budget
2016 YTD
2015 Actual
2014 Actual
2013 Actual
2012 Actual
$150,000
$86,621
$132,594
$85,238
$158,583
$158,300
120,000
115,943
106,420
18,720
43,709
41,670
2017 Budget
$125,000
$161,607
-$36,607
2.00
2016 Budget
$160,000
$140,810
$19,190
2.00
2015 Actual
$99,834
$114,532
-$14,699
2.00
2014 Actual
$67,166
$69,095
-$1,929
2.00
2013 Actual
$89,812
$72,445
$17,367
1.00
2012 Actual
$68,897
$60,983
$7,914
1.00
Budget Totals
Revenues
Expenditures
Difference
# of FTEs