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Ordinance amending the 2025 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 11, in the amount of $517,671
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Supplemental #11 requests funding from the General Fund:
1. To appropriate $27,171 in District Court to fund interpreter services in District Court using grant funds from Administrative Office of the Courts.
2. To appropriate $50,000 in Superior Court to fund costs related to Uniform Guardianship Act compliance RCW 11.130.
3. To appropriate $15,000 in Superior Court to fund costs related to court interpreter program.
From the Jail Fund:
4. To appropriate $125,500 in Sheriff - Corrections to fund purchase of medications for opiod use disorder (MOUD) using grant funds from the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services.
From the Real Estate Excise Tax II Fund:
5. To appropriate $300,000 in Non-Departmental to fund an operational transfer for the creation of the Silver Lake Lagoon Bridge Fund. Companion to supplemental #5169.