Spokane County Sheriff’s Office details body-worn camera program subcontracts and other grants; one contract to be executed retroactively

Undersheriff Kevin Ritchie told the Board of County Commissioners on April 1 that the Sheriff’s Office will execute a retroactive medical aid SRE contract for the 2024–25 term after the contract was inadvertently not executed last summer; he said bills had been paid but no contract was in place.

Ritchie also described subcontracts that are part of the department’s DOJ COPS body-worn camera implementation grant. He said the grant-funded subcontracts include tactical social-interaction instructors and evaluation/technology vendors. Specific subcontract amounts discussed in the briefing were: Hollis Solutions ($399,117) to implement AI/technology elements; the National Policing Institute ($277,114) to analyze data; and CRA Consulting ($269,200) to evaluate training and outcomes. Ritchie said the work and the subcontracts are covered under the grant.

The sheriff’s office also presented its annual Washington State Commerce grant for training (about $12,667 total), of which the city of Spokane would receive $4,750 for travel and training and the county would cover a small match (about $3,167). Ritchie said the match and subrecipient arrangements are established practices used for major-crimes and victim-services training.

The nut graf: commissioners received a concise status report on multiple law-enforcement grants and subcontracts, were told the grants provide training and program evaluation resources, and were informed that staff would finalize the retroactive contract and the grant subcontracts in coming days.

Ending: Ritchie said he would send supporting information to commissioners and that staff will execute the paperwork to bring the contracts and subawards into compliance.