3/10 Law & Justice Tax

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How It Is Spent
 Keep track of how Yakima County uses their portion of the voter approved  3/10th of a penny (PPT) sales tax for Law & Justice.

Yakima County 2015

  1. 3-10 Sales Tax Dispersal Outline

Yakima County Law & Justice Entities 2008

  1. City of Grandview (PDF)
  2. City of Harrah (PDF)
  3. City of Selah (PDF)
  4. City of Sunnyside (PDF)
  5. City of Tieton (PDF)
  6. City of Toppenish (PDF)
  7. City of Wapato (PDF)
  1. City of Zillah (PDF)
  2. Department of Assigned Counsel (PDF)
  3. Town of Naches (PDF)
  4. Yakima County Clerk (PDF)
  5. Yakima County Courts (PDF)
  6. Yakima County Prosecuting Attorney (PDF)
  7. Yakima Police Department (PDF)
Plans
The basic plan on our use of the Proposition Number 1, 3/10th of a Penny funds:
  • Hire up to 14 deputy positions, (depending on proceeds). Eight to be assigned to respond to calls for assistance. Three deputies assigned to a “Quik-Pik” squad. These deputies will be able to keep closer tabs on sex offenders, combat our intolerable gang and drug problems and other evolving issues. One detective assigned to family violence crimes. One detective assigned to identity theft and computer related crimes and 1 Lieutenant to coordinate agency-wide training, grants, accreditation, and research and development.
    • Update July 19, 2005 - Hired Deputies Stearley and Rojas on May 1, 2005. They started the Criminal Justice Academy on May 10, 2005 and are scheduled to graduate September 15, 2005.
    • Update July 19, 2005 - Hired Lateral Deputy Klise on May 9, 2005, he is currently in the Field Training stage.
    • Update July 19, 2005 - Hired Deputy Cantral on July 1, 2005. He started the Criminal Justice Academy on July 6, 2005 and is scheduled to graduate on 11/9/05.
    • Update March 11, 2005 - We were able to fill 2 vacancies that are protected by the 3/10th funds. Deputy Conger was hired December 1, 2004 and Deputy Jackson was hired February 15, 2005.
    • Update March 11, 2005 - 34 Deputy applicants successfully passed the written test, we sent the top 20 applicants to oral boards and are currently processing the top 8 candidates and hope to hire 3 deputies for the May 10 academy. These deputies will graduate from the academy on September 15th and will spend approximately 3 months riding with a training officer. At that time they will be released from formal training and sent out on regular patrol.
    • Update March 20, 2006 - Hired Deputy Flaviano Miranda on February 13, 2006. He started the Criminal Justice Academy on February 23, 2006 and is scheduled to graduate on June 29, 2006.
    • Update March 20, 2006 - Hired Deputy John Greenough on December 6, 2006. He started the Criminal Justice Academy on January 19, 2006 and is scheduled to graduate on May 25, 2006.
    • Update March 20, 2006 - Quik Pik Squad, tested for and selected Sergant Engquist to head the Quik Pik squad. Tested for and selected Deputy Peterschick and Deputy Wuitschick as members of the Quik Pik squad.
  • Train and equip 2 existing deputies to become active members in the Yakima Police Department Emergency Response Team (ERT).
    • Update June 9, 2006 - Deputies Moore, Peterschick and Wuitschick successfully completed the testing process for the Yakima Police Department SWAT team. They are currently undergoing training and have already responded to several SWAT team callouts.
  • Train and equip 2 existing deputies to become active members in the Lower Valley Emergency Response Team.
  • Purchase a bar-coding system to track all evidence and property received by the Sheriff’s Office.
    • Update June 9, 2006 - The evidence bar-coding system has been selected, purchased and will be installed by the end of June 2006.
  • Purchase a video enhancement system to assist on our investigations involving video or digitally recovered evidence.
  • Purchase document-imaging equipment so that units in the field can have ready access to protection orders, no contact orders and other official documents.
  • Purchase an automated vehicle locator system for all of our vehicle units or portable radios for improved dispatching and officer safety in the field.
    • Update June 9, 2006 - The automated vehicle locator system has been selected, purchased and is currently being installed in the Sheriff’s Office vehicles.