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NO. 2008 - 379
CLEARANCES
Initial
Date
Date Received in Council fffice
A enda Date
Assigned to:
Ori inator:
10/21/2008
10/21/2008
Introduction
Division Head:
11/25/2008
NR /Hearin
Dept. Head.
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Prosecutor:
Purchasing/Bud, et:
Executive:
TITLE OF DOCUMENT:
Resolution adopting the 2009 Budget
for the WC Flood
Control Zone Dist
ATTACHMENTS:
SEPA review required? (
SEPA review completed? (
) Yes
) Yes
( ) NO
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Should Clerk schedule a hearing ? ( ) Yes ( ) NO
Requested Date:
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Be clear in explaining the intent of the action.)
Resolution adopting the 2009 Budget for the Whatcom County Flood Control Zone District and Subzones
COMMITTEE ACTION:
11/25/2008: Discussed
COUNCIL ACTION:
10/21/2008: Introduced
11/25/2008: Council Approved 6 -1 Brenner
opposed Res. 2008 -082
Related County Contract #:
Related File Numbers.
Ordinance or Resolution
Number: Res. 2008 -082
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1 FCZD 2009 Budget Res.
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3 PROPOSED BY: Consent
4 SPONSORED BY: Consent
5 INTRODUCED. October 21, 2008
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8 RESOLUTION NO. 2008 -082
10 (A resolution of the Whatcom County Flood Control
Zone District Board of Supervisors)
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12 ADOPTING THE 2009 BUDGET FOR THE
13 WHATCOM COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL ZONE DISTRICT AND SUBZONES
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16 WHEREAS, RCW 86.15.140 requires that the Board of Supervisors of each
17 flood control zone district and subzone adopt a budget for the zone at the same time
18 that county budgets are considered; and
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20 WHEREAS, the statute further requires that the zone or subzone budget be
21 divided into four appropriation items: overhead and administration, maintenance
22 and operation; construction and improvements, and bond retirement and interest;
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25 WHEREAS, under the appropriation item for construction and improvements,
26 the Board is required to list each flood control improvement or storm water control
27 improvement and the estimated expenditure for each during the next year; and
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29 WHEREAS, the budget may only be adopted after a public hearing for which
30 proper notice has been given; and
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32 WHEREAS, Fund No. 169, the Flood Control Zone District fund has been
33 managed by the County for purposes of funding flood control and water resource
34 projects implemented by the county that are consistent with the powers of the
35 district under RCW 86.15; and
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37 WHEREAS, funds obtained by the County through grants or cooperative
38 agreements for flood control have also been managed through Fund No. 169; and
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40 WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors intends to establish a delineation of the
41 roles of the district and the county and to effect a clear separation of the finances of
42 the district and the county by entering into an interlocal agreement governing the
43 transfer of funds from the district to the county for implementation of an approved
44 annual work plan, and financial reporting requirements to insure transparent
45 accounting of all public funds; and
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47 WHEREAS, the 2009 budget proposed by the County Executive for Whatcom
48 County includes proposed expenditures out of Fund 169 to pay for flood control and
49 water resources projects consistent with the powers of the District under 86.15; and
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51 WHEREAS, there is a substantial amount of accounting work that is
52 necessary to accurately separate out county flood control funds from funds belonging
53 to the Flood Control Zone District, all of which are currently kept in Fund No. 169,
54 and that accounting work can not be accomplished before the 2009 county and
55 district budgets must be approved; and
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WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors intends to effect a separation of
finances between the county and the district as soon as possible; and
WHEREAS, the budgets for expenditures from the four subzone funds are
also included in the County Executive's proposed budget ordinance;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors
approves the 2009 budgets for the four flood control subzones (Acme /Van Zandt,
Sumas /Nooksack /Everson; Lynden /Everson and Lake Samish) as presented in the
County Executive's proposed county budget; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors approves the
appropriation and expenditure of Flood Control Zone District funds from Fund No.
169 for 2009 only in the adopted 2009 -10 Whatcom County budget; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors requests the
County to bring forward no later than December 9, 2008, a series of interlocal
agreements between the district and subzones and the County to establish financial .
management and administrative separation between the district /subzones and the
County; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors further requests
that the County complete the accounting work necessary to effect a separation of
County and District funds, and complete any necessary budget amendments to
reflect the separation of the funds and their management for consideration of the
Board of Supervisors no later than April 14, 20096
APPROVED this 25th day of November , 20081
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Darya Brown -E)Ws, Ck of the Council
APPRO \4ED AS TO FORM:
uty Prosecutor
WHATCOM COUNTY
FLOOD CONTROL ZONE DISTRICT
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Carl Weimer, Chair