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Ordinance amending the 2020 Whatcom County Budget, Request No. 1, in the amount of $19,206,192
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Supplemental #1 requests funding from the General Fund (amendments approved by Council on November 19, 2019, are noted at the end of the list below):
1. To move $1,811,197 out of Non-Departmental wage and benefit reserves to distribute to all General Fund departments in accordance with 2020 wage and benefit settlements.
2. To appropriate $60,000 in Assessor to fund high value appeal defense - professional services.
3. To appropriate $30,000 in District Court to fund increases in interpreter and Pro Tem Judge services.
4. To appropriate $51,407 in District Court Probation to fund .5 FTE Probation Officer increase to 1 FTE.
5. To appropriate $90,000 in District Court Probation to fund domestic violence perpetrator program from transfer in from the Behavior Health Programs Fund.
6. To record decrease of $106,562 in Executive as a result of Director of Administrative Services wage and benefit reallocation.
7. To appropriate $549,015 in Health to move mental health and developmental disability millage funds back to the General Fund.
8. To appropriate $282,823 in Health to fund various substance use programs funded grant proceeds.
9. To appropriate $10,000 in Health to fund severe weather shelter support.
10. To appropriate $200,000 in Health to fund housing renovation projects for individuals with developmental disabilities.
11. To appropriate $87,369 in Juvenile to fund OCVA CASA grant program.
12. To appropriate $634,856 in Non-Departmental to fund transfer to the Jail Fund and the Election Reserve Fund to support mid-biennium adjustments.
13. To appropriate $5,900 in Parks to fund increased ER&R rate on dump truck and additional senior center extra help hours.
14. To appropriate $63,032 in Prosecuting Attorney to fund increase of a .6 FTE...
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