Washington Traffic Safety Commission 4/10/2025

members of REGION NUMBER traffic safety task force with a fully executed grant agreement are eligible to participate in this grant. Agencies may also be compensated at the straight time rate in lieu of overtime. 3.2.2. WTSC will reimburse for personnel overtime expenses at 150 percent of the officer’s normal salary rate plus SUB-RECIPIENT’s contributions to employee benefits, limited to the following: • FICA • Medicare • Any portion of L & I that is paid by the employer (SUB-RECIPIENT) • 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. Grant funds should be managed collaboratively by the SUB-RECIPIENT and the TZM. These alterations must be requested through email communication among all parties involved, including the TZM, and the WTSC Fiscal Analyst. This communication shall include an Allocation Adjustment form, which details the funding alterations. Funds within the same enforcement 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. 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. 3.2.6. 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.