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Federal grant will replace aging live-scan fingerprint machine in Clallam County jail, staff say
Summary
County staff said a federal pass-through grant will fund replacement of the jail's live-scan fingerprint machine purchased in 2006. The county requested funds to replace two machines but received enough only for one; the grant is reimbursement-based and contracts will be submitted for review.
Rich (first name only), a county staff member involved in the procurement, told the commissioners the grant is a pass-through federal award administered by the Washington State Patrol (WSP) to replace live-scan fingerprint equipment at the jail.
"This purchase is to replace the machine that's inside the jail. It was purchased in 02/2006... We actually have 2. We requested enough financing to replace both. We received half of what we wanted so we can replace 1," Rich said.
The nut graf: The county will replace the oldest in-jail machine first; the grant is reimbursement-based, reviewed by the civil prosecutor, and county finance staff will file the necessary appropriation and invoice paperwork. Rich said indirect costs are allowable under the federal negotiated rate and the grant funding should cover the replacement cost "with no county funding necessary," per his remarks.
Commissioners asked whether the lobby machine used for public fingerprinting would be affected; Rich said that machine remains in place and the grant-funded replacement targets the jail's older unit. The transcript records that the civil prosecutor approved the contract language and that the county's CFO will submit the supplemental appropriation pending contract approval.
No formal vote to accept the grant was recorded in the transcript; staff described grant terms and next administrative steps.
