WA Traffic Safety Commission 10/29/2021

• Retirement contributions paid by the employer(SUB-RECIPIENT) can be included if the contribution is based on a percentage of their hours worked Health insurance, or any other benefits not listed above, are not eligible for reimbursement. The SUB-RECIPIENT will provide law enforcement officers with appropriate equipment (e.g., vehicles, radars, portable breath testers, etc.)to participate in the emphasis patrols. 3.2.3. Funding alterations are permitted as follows: Upon agreement by the regional TZM and all other parties impacted by a proposed budget alteration, the allocation amounts may be increased or decreased without amending this agreement. HVE grant funds should be managed collaboratively by the SUB- RECIPIENT and the TZM. These alterations must be requested through email communication among all involved parties, including the TZM, and the WTSC Fiscal Analyst. This communication shall include an HVE Allocation Adjustment form, which details the funding alterations. Funds within the same HVE campaign budget category only, can be increased and decreased across parties, so long as the modified total does not exceed the regional total allocation per funding category. 3.2.4.These funds, designated for salaries and benefits, are intended to pay for the hourly overtime costs and proportional amounts of fringe benefits of commissioned staff pursuing the activities described in the statement of work.These funds may not be used for any other purpose for example any work required to maintain a law enforcement commission including recertification trainings like firearm qualification. 3.2.5. Dispatch: WTSC will reimburse communications officers/dispatch personnel for work on this project providing SUB-RECIPIENT has received prior approval from their region's TZM.This activity must be overtime and only the expenses listed in section 3.2 and its subsections will be reimbursed. 3.2.6.Transport Officers: WTSC will reimburse transport officers for their work on this project providing SUB-RECIPIENT has received approval from their regions TZM.The TZM will work with the regional LEL to determine if need is warranted for the type of HVE activity.This activity must be overtime and only the expenses listed in section 3.2 and its subsections will be reimbursed. 3.2.7.The law enforcement agency involved will not schedule individual officer overtime shifts for longer than eight hours. WTSC understands there may be instances when more than eight hours are billed due to DUI processing or other reasons and an explanation should be provided on the WEMS Officer Activity Log. 3.2.8.The law enforcement agency involved will ensure that any reserve officer for whom reimbursement is claimed has exceeded his/her normal weekly working hours when participating in an emphasis patrol and is authorized to be paid at the amount requested. Reserve officers may only be paid at the normal hourly rate and not at the 150 percent overtime rate.