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File #: AB2023-185    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Adopted
File created: 2/28/2023 In control: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee
On agenda: 3/21/2023 Final action: 3/21/2023
Enactment date: 3/21/2023 Enactment #: ORD 2023-014
Title: Ordinance amending the 2023 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 4, in the amount of $7,015,999
Indexes: Budget / Finance / Revenue, Capital Facilities, Criminal Justice, Economic Development, Emergency Management, Equipment Purchase, Grant, Health and Safety, Housing, Parks & Recreation, Point Roberts, Public Safety, Repairs & Maintenance, Sheriff, Social Services, Stormwater
Attachments: 1. Agenda Bill Master Report, 2. Adopted Ordinance 2023-014, 3. Proposed Ordinance, 4. Proposed Ordinance - Detail Listing, 5. Budget Supplemental Requests, 6. Notice of Action Proposed on 3.7.2023, 7. Notice of Action Taken on 3.21.2023
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Primary Contact Email: atan@co.whatcom.wa.us

TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM:
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Ordinance amending the 2023 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 4, in the amount of $7,015,999

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SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:

Supplemental #4 requests funding from the General Fund:
1. To appropriate $20,000 in Assessor to fund document recording charges from fees collected from property owners.
2. To record $13,473 operating transfer revenues in Health.
3. To appropriate $12,600 in Sheriff to fund traffic safety equipment from grant proceeds.
4. To appropriate $20,000 in Sheriff to fund Drug Task Force overtime from grant proceeds.
5. To appropriate $36,188 in Sheriff to fund training from legislative funds for Use of Force and Duty to Intervene classes.
From the Road Fund:
6. To appropriate $10,100 in Public Works to fund increase in Total Station capital equipment costs (also amends Exhibit B Capital Appropriations).
From the Homeless Housing Fund:
7. To appropriate $17,807 in Health to partially fund Housing Specialist position.
8. To appropriate $1,804,148 in Health to fund State Consolidated Housing Grant Program amendment from grant proceeds.
9. To appropriate $172,111 in Health to fund Shelter Grant Program amendment from grant proceeds.
From the Behavioral Health Program Fund:
10. To record $26,000 of additional NW HIDTA grant revenues in Superior Court - Drug Court Program.
From the Lake Whatcom Storm Water Utility Fund:
11. To appropriate $420,000 to fund transfer to Academy Road Project Based Budget Fund in support of project budget amendment #3.
From the Affordable Housing, Behavioral Health Facility Fund:
12. To appropriate $75,493 in Health to partially fund new Housing Specialist position.
13. To record $71,227 labor pool entry in Health for new Housing Specialist position (also amends Exhibit C Position Control Changes).
From the Emergency Management Fund:
14. To appropriate $35,750 to fund Cellebrite software purchase from grant proceeds.
15. To app...

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