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TITLE OF DOCUMENT.- Ordinance establishing a trial court improvementfund
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Establishment of a trial court improvement fund for superior and district court staffing, programs, facilities,
or services as appropriated by the county eouncit
COMMITTEE ACTION:
7/26/2005: Cowittee reconvends approval
COUNCIL ACTION.
7/12/2005: Introduced
7/26/2005: Adopted 7 -0, Ord. #2005 -063
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Number: Ord. #2005 -063
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PROPOSED BY: Executive
SPONSORED BY: Consent
INTRODUCED: July 12, 2005
ORDINANCE NO. 2005 -063
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A TRIAL COURT IMPROVEMENT FUND FOR
SUPERIOR AND DISTRICT COURT STAFFING, PROGRAMS, FACILITIES, OR SERVICES
AS APPROPRIATED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL.
WHEREAS, The Washington State Legislature passed engrossed second substitute senate bill 5454 this
year to provide funding to improve superior and district court staffing, facilities, and services; and
WHEREAS, SB 5454 requires the county to create a trial court improvement account;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that a new fund be
hereby established, entitled Whatcom County Trial Court Improvement Fund.
The county treasurer shall make a quarterly deposit of funds to the trial court improvement fund
in an amount equal to that received quarterly from the state for district court judge salaries. The
purpose of the trial court improvement account shall be to fund improvements to superior and
district court staffing, programs, facilities, or services as appropriated from time to time by the
Whatcom County Council. Interest earned on funds in the trial court improvement fund shall
accrue to the fund.
gW6fi i� this 26 day of July 2005.
Jyssycy� A + o�� WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
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Dana Brp a ltrk ofthe Council Laurie Caskey -Schr er, Chair
?PPROV D-AS tY PO Appr d Denied
Civil Depu y P� or Pete Kremeq Coun�ty_ ^Executive
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