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File #: AB2024-180    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Adopted
File created: 2/23/2024 In control: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee
On agenda: 3/19/2024 Final action: 3/19/2024
Enactment date: 3/19/2024 Enactment #: ORD 2024-018
Title: Ordinance amending the 2024 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 5 in the amount of $9,827,008
Indexes: Administration and Personnel, Budget / Finance / Revenue, Capital Facilities, Childcare, Elections, Housing, Sheriff
Attachments: 1. Agenda Bill Report, 2. Adopted Ordinance 2024-018, 3. Proposed Ordinance, 4. Summary Listing, 5. Supplemental Requests, 6. Notice of Action Proposed on 3.5.2024, 7. Notice of Action Taken on 3.19.2024
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Primary Contact Email: atan@co.whatcom.wa.us

TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM:
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Ordinance amending the 2024 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 5 in the amount of $9,827,008

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SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:

Supplemental #5 requests funding from the General Fund:
1. To appropriate $33,971 in Executive to fund purchase of X-Ray machine for ME office from grant proceeds.
2. To appropriate $79,382 in Executive to fund Department of Commerce, CDBG Microenterprise Assistance from grant proceeds.
3. To appropriate $77,409 in Executive to fund Department of Commerce, CDBG Housing Rehab grant.
4. To appropriate $191,190 in Executive to fund Deputy Executive.
5. To appropriate $152,532 in Planning and Development Services to fund replacement senior planner position.
6. To record $105,000 in Health to fund LHJ Covid-19 grant.
7. To reappropriate closed Health position funding; Net zero effect as part of a labor pool.
8. To record $62,503 in Sheriff to fund Department of Commerce FY20 JAG grant.
9. To appropriate $80,280 in Sheriff to fund 2024 Stonegarden FY21 grant.
10. To appropriate $192,075 in Sheriff to fund 2024 Stonegarden FY22 grant.
11. To appropriate $1,159 in Sheriff to fund 2024 Traffic Safety Commission "Drug Recognition Expert" DRE reimbursement.
12. To appropriate $6,073 in Sheriff to fund 2024 Traffic Safety "High Visibility Enforcement" HVE from grant proceeds.
13. To appropriate $283,358 in Sheriff to fund 2024 Stonegarden FY20 grant.
From the Election Reserve Fund
14. To appropriate $132,739 to fund Security Glass for Lobby from grant proceeds.
From the American Rescue Plan Act Fund
15. To appropriate $584,821 in Executive to fund Laurel and Forest Housing from grant proceeds.
16. To appropriate $44,662 in Executive to fund Laurel and Forest Childcare from grant proceeds.
17. To appropriate $315,000 in Executive to fund Birch Bay Library from grant proceeds.
18. To appropriate $500,970 in Executive to reappropriate food bank funding from g...

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