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Discussion regarding a proposed ordinance amending the 2020 Whatcom County Budget, Request No. 1, in the amount of $18,918,279
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
This ordinance proposes the following:
From the General Fund:
1. To move $1,811,197 out of Non-Departmental wage and benefit reserves to distribute to all General Fund departments in accordance with 2020 wage and benefit settlements.
2. To appropriate $60,000 in Assessor to fund high value appeal defense - professional services.
3. To appropriate $30,000 in District Court to fund increases in interpreter and Pro Tem Judge services.
4. To appropriate $51,407 in District Court Probation to fund .5 FTE Probation Officer increase to 1 FTE.
5. To appropriate $90,000 in District Court Probation to fund domestic violence perpetrator program from transfer in from the Behavior Health Programs Fund.
6. To record decrease of $106,562 in Executive as a result of Director of Administrative Services wage and benefit reallocation.
7. To appropriate $549,015 in Health to move mental health and developmental disability millage funds back to the General Fund.
8. To appropriate $282,823 in Health to fund various substance use programs funded grant proceeds.
9. To appropriate $10,000 in Health to fund severe weather shelter support.
10. To appropriate $200,000 in Health to fund housing renovation projects for individuals with developmental disabilities.
11. To appropriate $87,369 in Juvenile to fund OCVA CASA grant program.
12. To appropriate $634,856 in Non-Departmental to fund transfer to the Jail Fund and the Election Reserve Fund to support mid-biennium adjustments.
13. To appropriate $5,900 in Parks to fund increased ER&R rate on dump truck and additional senior center extra help hours.
14. To appropriate $63,032 in Prosecuting Attorney to fund increase of a .6 FTE Sr Deputy II position to a 1 FTE.
15. To appropriate $96,088 in Public Defender to fund the addition of a 1 FTE Deputy I position.
16. To appropriate $67,017 in Sheriff to fund Crisis Negotiation team training, polygraph operator training, community relations consultant contract and a Lexipol policy management system.
17. To appropriate $15,000 in WSU Extension to fund solid waste program expansion.
From the Road Fund:
18. To appropriate $77,000 in Public Works - Admin to fund Road Fund’s portion of CosMos Model funding and 2020 Ferry Program wage supplement.
19. To appropriate $10,401,396 in Public Works - Construction to fund 2020 Annual Road Program.
20. To appropriate $148,718 in Public Works - M&O to fund 2 FTEs Road Maintenance Workers.
21. To appropriate $273,500 in Public Works - M&O to fund transfers to ER&R for vehicle additions, upgrades and new salt & sand bunkers.
22. To appropriate $50,000 in Public Works - M&O to fund a sign roller flatbed and sign cutter/printer replacement.
23. To appropriate $45,000 in Public Works - NPDES to fund transfer to ER&R for vehicle addition and annual ER&R maintenance/replacement fees.
From the Election Reserve Fund:
24. To appropriate $207,326 to fund Presidential Primary and increased election costs from grant funding and general fund transfer in.
From the Veteran’s Relief Fund:
25. To appropriate $3,906 to fund 2020 wage and benefit settlements.
From the Whatcom County Jail Fund:
26. To appropriate $150,000 to fund additional contract beds.
27. To appropriate $9,000 to fund increased Black Rock (Wave) fiber connection costs.
28. To appropriate $373,006 to fund increased inmate medical program costs.
29. To appropriate $29,191 to fund Lexipol policy management system.
30. To record $552,856 transfer in from the General Fund to cover all mid-biennium expenditure requests.
From the Homeless Housing Fund:
31. To appropriate $3,054 to fund 2020 wage and benefit settlements
32. To decrease 2020 appropriation by $390,000 due to decreased homeless housing surcharge revenues.
From the Stormwater Fund:
33. To appropriate $40,000 to fund Lake Whatcom on-site septic system impact assessment from Flood transfer in.
From the Behavioral Health Programs Fund:
34. To appropriate $210,000 in Health to fund GRACE Program services from local grant proceeds.
35. To appropriate $48,000 in Health to fund CDE Medical Outreach vehicle purchase transfer to ER&R.
36. To appropriate $1,317,047 in Health to fund additional behavioral health services.
37. To appropriate $3,340 in Superior Court - Drug Court to fund 2020 wage and benefit settlements.
From the Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities Fund:
38. To appropriate $648,000 to move budget authority back to the General Fund.
From the Swift Creek Sediment Management Fund:
39. To appropriate $665,000 to fund 2020 budget.
From the Solid Waste Fund:
40. To appropriate $25,309 to fund 2020 wage and benefit settlements.
41. To appropriate $25,000 to fund Disposal of Toxics facility maintenance.
42. To appropriate $133,445 to fund solid waste comp plan update.
43. To appropriate $475,000 to fund Point Roberts solid waste collection services from fee revenues.
44. To appropriate $126,775 to fund waste reduction and recycling program expansion.
45. To appropriate $5,950 to fund EnviroStars program annual dues.
From the Whatcom County Convention Center (Lodging Tax) Fund:
46. To appropriate $565,775 to fund wayfinding project.
From the Community Development Fund:
47. To appropriate $6,000 to fund on-site septic system rebate program expansion.
From the Emergency Management Fund:
48. To appropriate $10,693 to fund 2020 wage and benefit settlements.
From the Real Estate Excise Tax II Fund:
49. To appropriate $425,025 to fund transfer in support of Lake Whatcom Park projects.
From the Real Estate Excise Tax I Fund:
50. To appropriate $115,000 to fund carpeting and repainting the Public Defender building.
From the Public Utilities Improvement (EDI) Fund:
51. To appropriate $113,824 to increase funding for the Tri-Funder Agreement for economic development.
52. To appropriate $500,000 to fund Housing Affordable impact fee loan program.
From the Ferry Fund:
53. To appropriate $60,000 to fund 2020 Ferry wage supplement.
From the Equipment Rental & Revolving (ER&R) Fund:
54. To appropriate $476,000 to fund additional salt & sand bunkers for M&O, vehicle additions and upgrades for M&O, NPDES, Parks, AS-Facilities and Health.
55. To appropriate $250,000 to fund increased shop rates offset by intrafund revenues in ER&R.
From the Administrative Services Fund:
56. To appropriate $106,562 in AS-Admin to fund Director of Administrative Services wage and benefit re-allocation.
57. To appropriate $107,420 in AS-Facilities to fund snow and ice removal equipment, purchase of 3 used surplus vehicles, ongoing fuel and maintenance costs for the vehicles, and re-appropriation of funding for a shared (with M&O) bucket truck.
58. To appropriate $200,000 in AS-Tort to fund increase in general liability insurance premiums.
59. To appropriate $25,000 in AS-Human Resources to fund additional professional negotiator services.
60. To appropriate $20,000 in AS-Information Technology to fund Microsoft E-mail Advanced Threat Protection service.
In the Affordable & Supportive Housing Fund:
61. To record $800,000 new housing fund revenues.
In addition, Supplemental #1 contains changes to Exhibit B - Capital Appropriations and Exhibit C - Position Control Changes due to approved mid-biennium requests.