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WHA TCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO.
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TITLE OF D( U111ENT.
Ordinance Establishing The Financial System Software Fund And Establishing a Project Based Budget to Replace
The Financial System Software
A TTA CHMENTS.
1. Ordinance
2. Supplemental Budget Request
SEPA review required? ) Yes x ) NO
Should Clerk schedule a hearing? Yes x ) NO
SEPA review completed? ) Yes (x ) NO
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Requesting Council approval for establishing the Financial Systems Software Fund and approriating budget
authority of $1,750,000 . The Financial System Software Fund will be used to account for the revenues and
expenditures related to replacing Whatcom County's existing J.D. Edwards World financial system software.
COMMITTEE ACTION.-
COUNCIL ACTION. •
10/9/2018: Recommended for adoption
9/25/2018: Introduced 6-0, Byrd out of the room
10/9/2018: Adopted 6-0, Ordinance 2018-049
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Ord. 2018-049
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PROPOSED BY: Executive
INTRODUCTION DATE: 09/25/18
ORDINANCE NO. 2018 -049
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM SOFTWARE FUND AND
ESTABLISHING A PROJECT BASED BUDGET TO REPLACE THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM
SOFTWARE
WHEREAS, the existing J.D. Edwards World financial system software was purchased in
1993, and
WHEREAS, the J.D. Edwards World financial system software is becoming increasingly
difficult to support and is approaching the end of its useful life, and
WHEREAS, modern financial system software would enable Whatcom County to operate
more efficiently, and
WHEREAS, Section 6.80 of the Whatcom County Home Rule Charter allows for project -
based capital budget appropriation ordinances that lapse when the project has been completed
or abandoned or when no expenditure or encumbrance has been made for three (3) years,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that a new fund is
hereby established effective October 9th, 2018 titled Financial System Software Fund. This fund
shall be used to account for the revenues and expenditures related to replacing Whatcom
County's existing J.D. Edwards World financial system software, and
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that the Financial System
Software Fund is approved as described in Exhibit A with an initial project budget of $1,750,000.
ADOP ®TED'thls loth day of
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Dana Brown -O;owf W G6Uxicil perk
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Civil D osecutor
October .2018.
WHAT M COUNTY COUNCIL
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