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File #: AB2021-307    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Adopted
File created: 5/20/2021 In control: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee
On agenda: 6/15/2021 Final action: 6/15/2021
Enactment date: 6/15/2021 Enactment #: ORD 2021-035
Title: Ordinance amending the 2021 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 9, in the amount of $1,138,322
Indexes: Administration and Personnel, Budget / Finance / Revenue, Emergency Management, Health and Safety, Public Safety, Social Services
Attachments: 1. Agenda Bill Master Report, 2. Adopted Ordinance 2021-035, 3. Proposed Ordinance, 4. Summary - Budget Supplemental #9-2021, 5. Requests - Budget Supplemental #9-2021, 6. Notice of Action Proposed on 06.01.2021, 7. Notice of Action Taken on 06.15.2021
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Primary Contact Email: mcaldwel@co.whatcom.wa.us

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Ordinance amending the 2021 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 9, in the amount of $1,138,322

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SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:

Supplemental #9 requests funding from the General Fund:
1. To appropriate $23,936 in Non Departmental to fund transfer in support of public safety radio tower leases.
2. To appropriate $76,335 in Assessor to fund reinstatement of two "frozen" positions from American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding.
3. To appropriate $32,722 in Auditor to fund reinstatement of one "frozen" position from ARP funding.
4. To appropriate $153,980 in Planning & Development to fund reinstatement of three "frozen" positions from ARP funding.
5. To appropriate $67,476 in Sheriff to fund reinstatement of two "frozen" positions from ARP funding.
6. To appropriate $53,321 in County Clerk to fund reinstatement of 1.5 FTE "frozen" positions from ARP funding.
From the Road Fund:
7. To appropriate $31,786 in Public Works Administration to fund reinstatement of one "frozen" position from ARP funding.
From the Whatcom County Jail Fund:
8. To appropriate $237,214 in the Sheriff's Corrections Bureau to fund reinstatement of five "frozen" deputy positions from ARP funding.
From the Behavioral Health Programs Fund:
9. To appropriate $44,711 to fund reinstatement of one "frozen" Mental Health Court position from ARP funding.
10. To appropriate $50,000 to fund GRACE program from PeaceHealth donation.
11. To appropriate $140,000 to fund GRACE program from additional City of Bellingham funding.
From the Countywide Emergency Medical Services Fund:
12. To appropriate $60,000 to fund EMS records management system software maintenance contract amendments.
From the Whatcom County Emergency Management Fund:
13. To appropriate $23,936 to fund public safety radio tower leases from general fund transfer.
From the Administrative Services Fund:
14. To appropriate $142,905 to fund reinstatement of...

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