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Ordinance amending the Whatcom County Budget, request no. 7, in the amount of $5,156,985
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SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Supplemental #7 requests funding from the General Fund:
1. To appropriate $28,615 in Sheriff to fund ballistic vests.
2. To appropriate $100,000 in Planning to fund offsite buffer mitigation program feasibility study.
3. To appropriate $2,171,429 in Health to fund mass vaccination site program from DOH FEMA grant proceeds.
4. To appropriate $1,621,652 in Health to fund COVID response efforts from DOH COVID ELC grant proceeds.
5. To appropriate $489,577 in Health to fund staffing for vaccination support activities from DOH grant proceeds.
From the Homeless Housing Fund:
6. To appropriate $309,712 to fund additional Emergency Solutions Grant program activities.
From the Solid Waste Fund:
7. To re-appropriate $113,000 to fund Comprehensive Solid & Hazardous Waste Management Plan update.
From the Conservation Futures Fund:
8. To appropriate $253,000 to fund Kiera-Duffy forestry and ecological conservation easement purchase of development rights.
From Real Estate Excise Tax I Fund:
9. To appropriate $70,000 to fund county share of WUECC roof replacement.
In addition, Supplemental #7 requests the addition of 5 FTE Public Health Nurse positions in Health.