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HomeMy WebLinkAboutState of Washington Dept of Enterprise Services - Memorandum for WA Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO) Program ParticipantsSTATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE SERVICES 7311 New Market Street Tumwater, WA 98501 PO Sox 41030, Olympia, WA 98504-1030 LESO 1033 Program Date: 3/9/2020 MEMORANDUM FOR WASHINGTON LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT OFFICE (LESO) PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS SUBJECT: State Plan of Operation (SPO) Dated July 2018, LESO Program changes: This memorandum amends the Law Enforcement Agency's (LEA) responsibilities within the existing SPO between the State of Washington and the Pasco Police Department. This addendum establishes the understanding regarding the requirement of two levels of security and financial liability for negligent lost/stolen/destroyed small arms. a. LESO small arms not carried on an officer's person or in the officer's immediate physical vicinity will be secured using two levels of security. Two levels of security means two distinct lockable barriers, each specifically designed to render a weapon inaccessible and unusable to unauthorized persons. Lockable barriers meeting this description may be either manual or electronic. b. DLA OIG investigations may be initiated when small arms are improperly disposed of or becomes lost, stolen or otherwise destroyed while maintained in the program inventory. Law Enforcement Agencies may be required to reimburse DLA the fair market value of the small arm when negligence or willful conduct is confirmed at the conclusion of the Financial Liability Investigation of Property Loss (FLIPL) investigation. Reimbursement will be within sixty (60) days of the completion of the FLIPL investigation. (1) Title will nevertransfer to the recipient regardless of the status of the small arm. (2) Payments due to DLA Disposition Services, based upon the findings of the FLIPL investigation, may be paid by one of the following three methods: (a) Credit card payments via pay.gov (b) Cashier/business checks (c) Wire transfers The provision on two levels of security for small arms is effective June 9, 2020. Any request for an extension must be submitted before that date. The provision on financial liability for negligent or willful loss of small arms that are improperly disposed of or become lost, stolen or otherwise destroyed while maintained in the program inventory applies to all small arms accounted for on an agency's LESO Program property book on the date this addendum is signed. This addendum to the State Plan of Operation must be signed by the current Chief Law Enforcement Official (CLEO) or designee of each LEA by lune 9, 2020. Failure to sign by this date will require that all weapons be returned. The aforementioned changes to the State Plan of Operation (SPO) are acknowledged and accepted by the following individual: LEA Name: PaSG� Pc`�1.Ge �Q�U.rT�'lC/1-f CLEO Name (Print): K t. ,,p S i Gggr CLEO Signature: lezz" Date: d ? / ZG•� State Coordinator (Print): Dale Richardson State Coordinator Signature: Date:�,�`