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Ordinance amending the 2024 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 8, in the amount of $4,642,972.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Supplemental #8 requests funding from the General Fund:
1. To appropriate $51,000 in Executive to fund government representation.
2. To appropriate $130,000 in Executive to fund Opportunity Council passthrough of CDBG grant 2024-2025.
3. To appropriate $163,625 in Health Department to fund development disability program grant increase and fund program specialist from grant proceeds.
4. To appropriate $95,000 in Health Department to fund school-based health center planning from grant proceeds.
5. To reappropriate $65,600 in Health Department from contractual services to fund Juvenile behavioral health specialist from grant proceeds - companion to request #4681.
6. To appropriate $65,600 in Juvenile to fund behavioral health specialist FTE from grant proceeds - companion to request #4691.
7. To appropriate $81,780 in Superior Court to fund legal assistant FTE from grant proceeds.
From the Homeless Housing Fund:
8. To appropriate $2,641,200 in Health Departrment to fund State fiscal year 2025 consolidated homeless grant increase.
From the Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Fund:
9. To appropriate $163,625 in Health Department to fund development disability additional contractual services.
From the Lake Whatcom Storm Water Utilities Fund:
10. To appropriate $290,000 in Public Works to fund companion to request #4688 for the Silver Beach Stormwater Improvement project based budget.
From the Conservation Futures Fund:
11. To appropriate $332,000 in Planning and Development Services to fund the Jacoby AG & Forestry Conservation easement from grant proceeds.
From Real Estate Excise Tax II Fund:
12. To appropriate $620,000 in Non-Departmental to fund companion to request #4688 for the Silver Beach Stormwater Improvement project based budget.
From the Administrative Services Fund:
13. To appropriate $74,742 in AS-Finance to fund finance director overlap.