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File #: AB2023-657    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Substitute Adopted
File created: 9/29/2023 In control: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee
On agenda: 10/24/2023 Final action: 10/24/2023
Enactment date: 10/24/2023 Enactment #: ORD 2023-062
Title: Ordinance amending the 2023 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 14, in the amount of $13,162,440
Indexes: Administration and Personnel, Budget / Finance / Revenue, Emergency Management, Housing, Jail, Parks & Recreation, Roads & Bridges, Sheriff, Social Services, Water Services
Attachments: 1. Agenda Bill Report, 2. Adopted Ordinance 2023-062, 3. Proposed Ordinance, 4. Substitute Ordinance, 5. Summary Listing, 6. Substitute Summary Listing, 7. Supplemental Requests, 8. Substitute Supplemental Requests, 9. Notice of Action Proposed on 10.10.2023, 10. Notice of Action Taken on 10.24.2023
Related files: AB2023-579, AB2023-706
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Primary Contact Email: atan@co.whatcom.wa.us

TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM:
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Ordinance amending the 2023 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 14, in the amount of $13,162,440

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SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:

Supplemental #14 requests funding from the General Fund:
1. To appropriate $1,208 in Assessor to fund position reclass Clerk III to Clerk IV.
2. To appropriate $18,907 in Assessor to fund new Assessor Clerk position.
3. To appropriate $66,373 in District Court to fund AOC Interpreter Reimbursement Program.
4. To appropriate $5,100,000 in Executive to fund Community Priorities Fund.
5. To appropriate $41,597 in Health to fund Emergency Preparedness position with grant proceeds.
6. To appropriate $33,997 in Health to fund Health Administrative labor pool adjustment.
7. To appropriate $55,000 in Health to fund Wiser Lake Assessment with grant proceeds.
8. To appropriate $100,000 in Parks to fund Canyon Lake Road Access Easement.
9. To appropriate $387,320 in Planning and Development Services to fund 2025 Comp Plan Update with Whatcom Council of Governements proceeds.
10. To appropriate $5,000 in Sheriff to fund OCDETF - DEA-RL 23-0005 The Mondays Overtime reimbursement.
11. To record $5,100,000 in Sheriff to fund ARPA Revenue Loss - General Government Services.
12. To appropriate $179,849 in Sheriff to fund replacement of Patrol Vehicles 6004, 6258, 6259, and 6276.
13. To appropriate $119,705 in Superior Court to fund Water Rights Adjudication with grant proceeds.
From the Road Fund:
14. To appropriate $222,358 to fund companion to supplemental #4365.
15. To appropriate $448,166 to fund companion to supplemental #4372.
From the Jail Fund:
16. To appropriate $18,060 to fund Data cabling for Main Jail 2023.
From the Homeless Housing Fund:
17. To appropriate $300,000 to fund Emergency Housing grant from grant proceeds.
From the Parks Special Revenue Fund:
18. To appropriate $100,000 to fund Canyon Lake Road Access, #4373 companion.
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