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Ordinance amending the 2026 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 5, in the amount of $741,113
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Supplemental #5 requests funding from the General Fund:
1. To appropriate $125,000 in Sheriff to fund firearms safety program using grant funds.
2. To appropriate $6,975 in Sheriff to fund purchase of equipment for school zone safety using grant funds.
3. To appropriate $13,842 in Sheriff to fund drug trafficking investigation overtime using grant funds.
4. To appropriate $97,597 in Health to fund additional National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) source control program requirements using grant funds.
From the Emergency Management Fund:
5. To appropriate $10,044 in Sheriff to fund terrorism prevention and hazard preparation activities using grant funds.
From the Real Estate Excise Tax II Fund:
6. To appropriate $55,000 in Parks & Recreation to fund Van Zandt Community Hall Renovation.
From the Public Utilities Improvement Fund:
7. To appropriate $12,820 in Parks & Recreation to fund HVAC replacement for the Parks Headquarters.
From the Administrative Services Fund:
8. To appropriate $419,835 in AS-Facilities to fund Clean Building Program energy audit consulting using grant funds.