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FINANCE COMMITTEE
Minutes -- March 5, 1985
The Whatcom County Council Finance Committee was called
to order at 2:40 p.m. by Chairperson Becker, with Committee
member Hansey in attendance. Also present at the meeting were:
Shirley Van Zanten, County Executive; Tom Sutberry, Budget
Director; Harold Raymond, Personnel Director; Randy Watts,
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, and others as noted on the attached
list.
AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN WHATCOM COUNTY NOR -BELL AND WASHINGTON
STATE COUNCIL OF COUNTY & CITY EMPLOYEES
Harold Raymond, Personnel Director, explained the background
information on the agreement between Whatcom County Nor -Bell
and Washington State Council of County and City Employees, AFL -CIO,
AFSCME Local 1581 -I.
HANSEY MOVED TO RECOMMEND TO THE FULL COUNCIL THAT THE
AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN WHATCOM COUNTY NOR -BELL AND WASHINGTON
STATE COUNCIL OF COUNTY AND CITY EMPLOYEES, AFL -CIO, AFSCME
LOCAL 1581 -I, BE AUTHORIZED.
Motion carried.
BID AWARD FOR FERNDALE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENTS
Executive Van Zanten explained the background information
on the bid award for the Ferndale Wastewater Treatment Plant
Improvements which had been continued over from the 2/7/85 Council
meeting. Executive Van Zanten explained that the request for
the bid award had changed in the following areas:
1. The amount of the bid award would be $917,830.12
2. Instead of deleting all five alternates, delete
alternates #1, 2 and 5.
Marty Harper, Harper -Owes, explained the request for the
changes further.
HANSEY MOVED TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL TO THE FULL COUNCIL OF
THE BID AWARD FOR THE FERNDALE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $917,830.12, WITH THE DELETION OF
ALTERNATES #1, 2 AND 5.
The motion carried.
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March 5, 1985
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DISCUSSION OF THE EXEMPT SALARY REVIEW
Harold Raymond explained the background on the exempt salary
study done by Larry Daniels, of Donworth, Taylor and Company.
Larry Daniels provided general comments about the study and
the methodology involved: questionnaires, interviews and informa-
tion previously compiled by the Personnel Department.
Copies of the draft exempt salary study were distributed
to the Committee members. Executive Van Zanten read the budget
proviso which had initiated the study and stated that the new
exempt salary resolution would need to be in effect April 1, 1985,
unless the date was amended by the Council.
Hansey spoke in support of having the draft circulate for
two weeks before making any decisions on whether or not to adopt
it.
Chairperson Becker requested that questionnaires be collected
from those exempt employees who had not turned a questionnaire for
the study.
This item will be scheduled for the Finance Committee meeting
on March 19, 1985, at which time a proposed final draft will be
presented, incorporating information received from the questionnaires
of the people who had not previously turned them in, as well as
other possible omissions in the report.
DISCUSSION ON SELLING SUDDEN VALLEY LOTS -- MINERAL RIGHTS
Executive Van Zanten briefed the Committee on an ordinance
that was passed in 1981 which retains mineral rights on property
which the County sells, unless the County Council waives those
rights. She stated that a situation has arisen where three people
who would like to purchase three lots in Sudden Valley from the
County, would like the County to waive the mineral rights on
the three properties and the right to mine.
Hansey spoke in support of waiving the mineral rights on
these properties.
HANSEY MOVED TO RECOMMEND TO FULL COUNCIL THAT RESOLUTION
85 -9 BE AMENDED TO ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT OF THE COUNTY
RETAINING MINERAL RIGHTS.
The motion carried.
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March 5, 1985
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DISCUSSION OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TIMETABLE FOR 1985
Becker spoke in support of scheduling a special Committee
of the Whole meeting in order to all Councilmembers to discuss
the timetable for the budget process, as well as an update of
the chart used for budgeting revenues.
Tom Sutberry distributed copies of a memo dated March lst,
providing information on a ten -year current expense fund expendi-
ture analysis from 1975 to 1985 (see attached copy).
Executive Van Zanten spoke in support of having the Finance
Committee meet with department heads, perhaps in groups, with
meetings held at the end of each Finance Committee meeting.
Becker spoke in support of having the Committee of the
Whole meet with department heads instead of just the Finance
Committee.
OTHER BUSINESS
CONVENTION CENTER BUDGET, 1985
Executive Van Zanten explained a request from the new
director of the Convention Center to use money allocated for
signs and miscellaneous for a new marketing proposal which would
include all of Whatcom County, not just the City of Bellingham.
Hansey spoke in support of having Mr. Langlois updating
the Council on what is happening at the Convention Center and
plans for the future.
This item will be scheduled for the next Finance Committee
meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:40 p.m.
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Mary h Becker
Chairperson
ATTEST:
Carol Ebprgso_n
Clerk of the Council