HomeMy WebLinkAboutFinance November 23 1993WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
FINANCE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
November 23, 1993
The meeting was called to order at 4:25 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 1000 N.
Forest St., 2nd floor, by Committee Chair Ken Henderson.
Also present: Absent:
Robert Imhof Dennis Vander Yacht
1. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE TO ENTER
INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH
DAVID EVANS & ASSOCIATES, INC., FOR A DESIGN FOR A
PORTION OF THE BAY TO BAKER TRAIL FOR $15,000 (AB93 -465)
IMHOF MOVED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
The motion passed unanimously.
2. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE TO ENTER
INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR CONFLICT INDIGENT DEFENSE FOR
1994 TO MICHAEL D. WALKER, JOHN J. KAMRAR, MATTHEW
ELICH, WARREN J. PAGE, ALFRED L. HEYDRICH, RODNEY R.
MOODY, STARCK M. FOLLIS AND DAVID A. NELSON FOR AN
AMOUNT ESTIMATED AT $90,000 (AB93 -466)
IMHOF MOVED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
The motion passed unanimously.
3. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE TO ENTER
INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR GUARDIAN AD LITEM SERVICES FOR
1994 WITH COLLEEN ROGERS, MARY ANN DAVIS, MARIANNE
BURMAN AND DENISE GEORGE IN AN AMOUNT ESTIMATED AT
$75,000 (AB93 -467)
IMHOF MOVED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
The motion passed unanimously.
4. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE TO ENTER
INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES FOR
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1994 WITH THE WHATCOM DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTER ESTIMATED
AT $36,000 (AB93 -468)
IMHOF MOVED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
The motion passed unanimously.
5. REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE TO SIGN
A CONTRACT WITH EVERGREEN LEGAL SERVICES FOR A GRANT
AWARD TO FUND THE COURTHOUSE FACILITATOR POSITION
FOR SIX MONTHS FOR $13,588 (AB93 -469)
IMHOF MOVED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
The motion passed unanimously.
6. RESOLUTION IN THE MATTER OF ADOPTING A SALARY
SCHEDULE FOR THE UNREPRESENTED WHATCOM COUNTY
EMPLOYEES FOR THE YEAR 1994 (AB93 -421)
Henderson stated items 6 through 10 were brought as part of the budget before the
County Council and were moved out on the table. He questioned whether it was
appropriate for the Committee to be dealing with these items and then asked for any
additional information from the audience. This information would then be communicated
to the Council in tonight's meeting.
Nasser Mansour, Engineering, discussed the annual construction program for 1994.
Tom Sutberry, Executive's Office, stated that the dental and vision plans are under
the Teamsters Plan.
Shirley Van Zanten, Executive, voiced several of her concerns: staffing base cannot
afford to be built for the next several years; wants Council to be held accountable to the
taxpayers for their decisions; proposed revenue changes are unsubstantiated, in her opinion;
wants some expenditures kept (courthouse and physical plant) and Interlocal Agreement's
terms are being ignored by the Council.
Van Zanten and Henderson discussed various concerns regarding budgetary amounts
and departments.
Nate Brown, Buildings & Code, spoke to four minor but significant changes to the
Unified Fee Schedule.
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7. RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 1994 SIX -YEAR PHYSICAL PLANT
AND FACILITIES CAPITAL PROGRAM RELATING TO BUILDINGS
AND FACILITIES FOR WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON (AB93-
422) (HEARING WILL BE HELD OPEN UNTIL 11/23)
8. ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE WHATCOM COUNTY UNIFIED FEE
SCHEDULE AND AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE
WHATCOM COUNTY CODE (AB93 -419)
9. ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF TAXES FOR COUNTY
AND STATE PURPOSES IN WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON,
FOR THE YEAR 1994 PURSUANT TO HOME RULE CHARTER
SECTION 6.10 (AB93 -420)
10. ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE FINAL BUDGET OF WHATCOM
COUNTY FOR THE YEAR 1994 AND RESTRICTING THE
EXPENDITURE OF CERTAIN FUNDS THEREIN (AB93 -371B)
11. ORDINANCE TERMINATING THE AUDITOR'S REVOLVING
CHECKING ACCOUNT (AB93 -438)
IMHOF MOVED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
The motion passed unanimously.
12. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE BUDGET, REQUEST NO. 16 (AB93-
439)
Speakers: Tom Sutberry, Executor's Office; Jan Dahl, Health Department;
Henderson; Imhof.
Topics discussed: Various detailed budgets; program grants regarding TB and AIDS
(van for the AIDS Program); likelihood of unexpected monetary requests before the end of
this year.
IMHOF MOVED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL.
The motion passed unanimously.
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13. OTHER BUSINESS
As there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:10 p.m.
ATTEST:
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Elikabeth Bennett, Recording ecretary Ken Hen&rsoh, Council Member
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