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Ordinance amending the 2026 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 7, in the amount of $23,290,457
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Supplemental #7 requests funding from the General Fund:
1. To record $46,904 in Health to fund Trueblood Class Member Housing; companion to #5387.
2. To appropriate $1,319,142 in Health to fund a transfer of restricted fund balance to opioid special revenue fund; companion to #5414.
3. To appropriate $60,000 in WSU Extension to fund community outreach on opioid prevention; companion to #5426.
4. To appropriate $2,000 in Sheriff to fund radar purchase using grant funds.
5. To appropriate $25,135 in Sheriff to fund SKOR program using grant funds.
6. To appropriate $50,363 in Sheriff to fund an independent administrative investigation.
7. To appropriate $64,505 in Non-Departmental to fund Emergency Management activities.
From the Election Reserve Fund:
8. To appropriate $72,712 in Auditor to fund election information security using grant funds.
9. To appropriate $10,000 in Auditor to fund election physical security using grant funds.
From the Convention Center Fund:
10. To appropriate $90,140 in Non-Departmental to fund 2026 Tourism & Events Committee Awards using lodging taxes.
From the Conservation Futures Fund:
11. To appropriate $862,906 in Public Works to fund agricultural easements for the Nooksack Riparian Resilience Project using grant funds.
12. To record $2,900,000 in Non-Departmental to fund cost recovery on Stewart Mountain and Acme Floodplains using grant funds.
From the Community Priorities Fund:
13. To appropriate $25,000 in Non-Departmental to fund completion of the PUD Point Roberts Broadband project.
14. To appropriate $190,000 in Health to fund childcare stabilization efforts.
15. To appropriate $4,212,800 in Health to fund four approved childcare capital projects.
From the Emergency Management Fund:
16. To appropriate $64,50...
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