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File #: AB2025-164    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Substitute Adopted
File created: 2/4/2025 In control: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee
On agenda: 2/25/2025 Final action: 2/25/2025
Enactment date: 2/25/2025 Enactment #: ORD 2025-010
Title: Ordinance amending the 2025 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 2, in the amount of $4,751,265
Indexes: Acquisition, Administration and Personnel, Affordable Housing, Budget / Finance / Revenue, Council, Ferry, Health and Safety, Parks & Recreation, Sheriff
Attachments: 1. Agenda Bill Master Report, 2. Adopted Ordinance 2025-010, 3. Staff Memo 2.25.2025, 4. Proposed Ordinance, 5. Summary Listing, 6. Supplemental Requests, 7. Substitute Ordinance, 8. Substitute Summary Listing, 9. Substitute Supplemental Requests, 10. Notice of Action Proposed on 2.11.2025, 11. Notice of Action Taken on 2.25.2025
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Primary Contact Email: atan@co.whatcom.wa.us

TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM:
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Ordinance amending the 2025 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 2, in the amount of $4,751,265

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SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:

Note: Item 20 below was revised as shown below and in substitute attachments.

Supplemental #2 requests funding from the General Fund:
1. To appropriate $76,500 in Council to fund Professional Services for Investigative Committee.
2. To appropriate $12,500 in District Court to fund increases for Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center contract.
3. To appropriate $52,509 in Executive to fund two vacant reclassified positions; companion to Suppl 4888.
4. To appropriate $22,500 in Health to fund recover navigator in 2025 (Jan-July).
5. To appropriate $72,100 in Health to fund Substance Use Disorder professional with grant proceeds.
6. To appropriate $20,000 in Non-Departmental to fund Sustainable Connections Program with Whatcom Housing Alliance.
7. To decrease appropriation of $52,509 in Non-Departmental to fund companion for two reclassed vacancies; companion to #4887.
8. To appropriate $47,210 in Non-Departmental to fund companion for Facilities Coordinator I; companion to #4850 and #4889.
9. To appropriate $190,000 in Non-Departmental to fund Office of Health Study from grant proceeds.
From the Emergency Management Fund:
10. To appropriate $353,853 in Sheriff to fund community service and recovery following Nov 21, 2024 Weather Event from grant proceeds.
11. To appropriate $121,500 in Sheriff to fund Bomb Cyclone 2024 Individual Assistance from grant proceeds.
From the Parks Special Revenue Fund:
12. To appropriate $290,000 to fund Hovander Homestead Park's Vision Plan.
From the Homeless Housing Fund:
13. To appropriate $679,750 to fund underspent 2024 Consolidated Homeless Grant proceeds.
From the Behavioral Health Program Fund:
14. To appropriate $81,420 to fund Overdose Data Action 2025 program from grant proceeds.
From the County Road Fund:
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