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Ordinance amending the 2025 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 6, in the amount of 16,735,908
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Supplemental #6 requests funding from the General Fund:
1. To appropriate $54,273 in Health to fund Community Health Worker Refugee Program using grant proceeds.
2. To appropriate $55,000 in Health to fund Mount Baker School District health center using grant proceeds.
From the Jail Fund:
3. To appropriate $135,000 in Jail to fund continuation of the contract with Northwest Regional Council.
From the Drug Fund:
4. To appropriate $125,100 in Sheriff to fund purchase of three vehicles for investigations.
From the Homeless Housing Fund:
5. To appropriate $10,500,000 in Health to fund homeless housing program for 2025-2026 using grant proceeds.
From the Behavioral Health Fund:
6. To appropriate $150,000 in Health to fund opioid awareness campaign using grant proceeds.
From the Solid Waste Fund:
7. To appropriate $20,000 in Health to fund change orders for construction of the replacement scale house at Point Roberts Transfer Station.
From the Healthy Children’s Fund:
8. To appropriate $2,764,722 in Health to fund continuation of contracts executed in 2024 that continue into 2025.
From the Public Utilities Fund:
9. To appropriate $2,899,813 in Non-Departmental to fund the agricultural research station.
From the Administrative Services Fund:
10. To appropriate $32,000 in AS-Facilities to fund generator purchase and installation for Williamson Way, continuing from 2024.