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Ordinance amending the 2020 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 17, in the amount of $871,548
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Supplemental #17 requests funding from the General Fund:
1. To appropriate $50,000 in Council to fund Cascadia Law - potential fossil fue litigation.
2. To appropriate $75,000 in District Court Probation to fund electronic home detention services funded by grant proceeds.
3. To appropriate $690,571 in Health to fund Covid-19 Response additional staff from grant proceeds.
4. To appropriate $26,145 in Sheriff to fund coronavirus response emergency funding from grant proceeds.
5. To appropriate $12,382 in Sheriff to fund ballistic vest from grant proceeds.
From the Whatcom County Jail Fund:
6. To appropriate $17,000 in Sheriff-Corrections to fund coronavirus response emergency funding from grant proceeds.