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FINANCE COMMITTEE
Minutes -- February 19, 1985
The Finance Committee was called to order at 2:40 p.m. by
Chairperson Becker. Also in attendance was Committee member
Cole; Tom Sutberry, Budget Director; Ed Henken, County Engineer;
Willard Fry, Motor Pool_, and Betty Swanson, concerned citizen.
ORDINANCE - FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL. RID #6
Ed Henken explained the background on this ordinance
and distributed a memo dated February 19, 1985 which outlined
corrections which should be made to the assessment roll book
for the RID #6.
COLE MOVED TO AMEND LINE 30 OF THE ORDINANCE TO READ
$53,742.00 AND TO AMEND THE ASSESSMENT ROLL BOOK AS NOTED IN
MR. HENKEN'S MEMO DATED 2/19/85.
The motion carried.
COLE MOVED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO THE FULL COUNCIL OF
THE ORDINANCE OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF WHATCOM COUNTY CONFIRM-
ING THE FINAL ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR COUNTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT
DISTRICT NO. 6 AND CERTIFYING THE SAME TO THE WHATCOM COUNTY
TREASURER FOR COLLECTION.
The motion carried.
ORDINANCE - REVISED PARKS AND RECREATION FUND, SENIOR SERVICES
Tom Sutberry provided background information on this
ordinance. Chairperson Becker explained it further.
COLE MOVED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO TIIE FULL COUNCIL OF
THE ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A REVISION TO THE 1985 PARKS AND
RECREATION FUND, SENIOR SERVICES BUDGET THEREIN.
The motion carried.
EXECUTIVE ITEMS
Tom Sutberry distributed information on a bid award,
which he requested be added on to the agenda.
BID AWARD - TWO 3/4 -TON PICKUP TRUCKS. DEWEY GRIFFIN
Willard Fry, Motor Pool, explained the bids that had been
received and the type of work the trucks would be expected to
be used for.
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COLE MOVED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE BID AWARD FOR
TWO 3/4 -TON PICKUP TRUCKS TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE BIDDER,
DEWEY GRIFFIN, FOR A TOTAL BID OF $23,267.05, INCLUDING
STATE SALES TAX.
The motion carried.
OVERLIMIT TRANSFER - FEDERAL SHARED REVENUE FUND
Tom Sutberry explained the background on the overlimit
transfer request.
COLE MOVED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE OVERLIMIT
TRANSFER IN THE AMOUNT OF $235,812.00 IN THE FEDERAL SHARED
REVENUE FUND, WITH THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT:
"Under the 'EXPLANATION' item add the following:
', together with creation of appropriate expenditure
line items.'"
The motion carried.
FINANCE COMMITTEE TIMETABLE FOR 1985
The Committee discussed possible timetables and areas of
interest to look at with reference to the budget preparation
time for the 1986 budget. There was discussion of drafting
a budget ordinance which would set out the procedures and time-
table for the year, as well as outlining content for the budget.
This item will be continued to the next Finance Committee
meeting for further discussion.
Tom Sutberry will follow up the Committee's projections
made during the fall of 1984 with actual figures.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:40 p.m.
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mary Kay leckeEj
Chairpers n
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Cara Eberg oPr
Clerk of the-Cou cil