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Home My WebLink AboutSpecial Finance September 24 1987WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL BELLINGHAM CITY COUNCIL JOINT FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING September 24, 1987 The meeting was called to order at 5:15 p.m. by Whatcom County Finance Committee Chair Dan Warner, with Donald Hansey and Will Roehl, Whatcom County Finance Committee members, and Mark Asmundson, Jacqui MacConnell and Foster Rose, Bellingham City Council, present. Also present were David Hammers, Medic -One; Jay Gunsauls and Mike Leigh, Bellingham Fire Department; Lynn Carpenter, Therese Holm, and Gary Pitcher, City of Bellingham; Philip Jones, Health Department; Polly Keith, What -Comm; Jim Cumberland, KGMI; and Ramona Reeves, Bellingham Herald. WHATCOM MFDTC -ONE 1988 BUDGET David Hammers of the Medic -One Program reviewed their budget request. The major components of an approximately 27% requested increase in funding were a request to hire four additional personnel in order to provide a third medic unit on a half -time basis, and a proposal to shift some administrative costs from the Fire Department to the Medic -One budget. HEALTH DEPARTMENT 1988 BUDGE Dr. Jones of the Health Department reviewed his budget request. His major proposals included the hiring of a new 10- month employee to work in the area of solid waste disposal and swimming pool inspection, at a cost of approximately $26,000 per year, and a request that the department's cash balance be combined with revenue acquired through a change in the cost formula to fund. remodeling of the department's facilities. He stated that is was not possible for his department to stay within the County Executive's requested 2% increase limit. Dr. Jones also suggested institution of a tipping fee for solid waste disposal, with the revenue to be appropriated directly to the Health Department. WHAM' -COMM ( 911 ) 1988 BUDGET Polly Keith presented her department's budget request. She stated that the total revenue needed amounted to a 4.59% increase over 1987. The users' share of the proposed budget would increase approximately 12 %. Keith explained that the revenue - producing 911 tax was scheduled to increase in 1988, and also spoke of the possibility of increasing private alarm fees, or decreasing the number of private alarms serviced. She discussed the need for the two additional positions included in the 1988 budget request, explaining that the current staffing level did not allow adequate coverage for breaks, sick leave, vacation time, and other eventualities. Joint Finance Committee September 24, 1987 Page 2 The meeting was adjourned at 6 :45 p.m. WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON Daniel M. Warner, Chair Whatcom County Finance Committee ATTEST: P-"' Carol Ebergson Clerk of the Coun it