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Ordinance amending the 2025 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 12, in the amount of $3,565,060
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Supplemental #11 requests funding from the General Fund:
1. To appropriate $100,000 in Clerk to fund outside conflict attorneys and experts.
2. To appropriate $1,664 in Health to fund the onsite septric program implementation using grant funds.
From the Jail Fund:
3. To appropriate $850,000 in Sheriff - Corrections to fund additional overtime expenses for the Corrections Bureau of the Sheriff’s Office.
4. To appropriate $130,000 in Sheriff - Corrections to fund extraordinary costs for the Corrections Bureau of the Sheriff’s Office.
From the Solid Waste Fund:
5. To appropriate $138,000 in Health to fund additional toxic waste waste disposal costs.
From the Real Estate Excise Tax I (REET I) Fund:
6. To appropriate $1,500,000 in Sheriff to fund a transfer from REET I to establish a project fund for leasehold improvements for the new Sheriff’s Office. This is a companion to supplemental 5290.
7. To appropriate $17,000 in Facilities to fund emergency elevator repairs for the courthouse.
From the Administrative Services Fund:
8. To appropriate $753,396 in AS-Human Resources to fund L&I claims.
9. To appropriate $75,000 in AS-Human Resources to fund fulfillment of the County’s obligation to engage in collective bargaining per RCW 41.56 and County Code 2.08.010