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Agenda Bill Master Report
File Number: AB2020-052
File ID: AB2020-052 Version: 1 Status: Adopted as Amended
File Created: 01/16/2020 Entered by: MCaldwel@co.whatcom.wa.us
Department: Finance Division File Type: Ordinance
Assigned to: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Final Action: 02/11/2020
Agenda Date: 02/11/2020 Enactment #: ORD 2020-005
Primary Contact Email: mcaldwel i cco.whatcom.wa.us<mailto:mcaldwelnco.whatcom.wa.us>
TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM:
Ordinance amending the project budget for the New Jail Project Fund 2013-2014, request no. 5
SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Requesting Council approval for additional budget authority of $550,000 to be added to the project
budget. Budget will be used to fund an updated needs assessment for a new Health, Safety and Justice
Facility. Also requesting to change the name of the fund to New Health, Safety and Justice Facility
Project Fund.
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE FILE
Date: Acting Body:
Action:
Sent To:
01/28/2020 Council INTRODUCED Council Finance and
Administrative Services
Committee
Aye: 7 Browne, Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Frazey, Elenbaas, and Kershner
Nay: 0
Absent: 0
02/11/2020 Council Finance and Administrative RECOMMENDED FOR
Services Committee ADOPTION WITH
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
Aye: 3 Browne, Byrd, and Kershner
Nay: 0
Absent: 0
02/11/2020 Council ADOPTED AS AMENDED
Whatcom County Page 1 Printed on 211212020
Agenda Bill Master Report Continued (AB2020-052)
Aye: 7 Browne, Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Frazey, Elenbaas, and Kershner
Nay: 0
Absent: 0
Attachments: Original Proposed Ordinance, Proposed Ordinance as amended in comm 2.11.2020, Budget
Request, Notice of Action Proposed for 2.11.2020
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PROPOSED BY: Executive
INTRODUCTION DATE: 01/28/2020
ORDINANCE NO. 2020-005
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PROJECT BUDGET FOR THE
NEW JAIL PROJECT FUND 2013-2014, REQUEST NO. 5
WHEREAS, Ordinance 2013-003 established the project budget for a new jail construction
project, and
WHEREAS, funds were spent on site acquisition and consulting contracts, and
WHEREAS, voters turned down the referendum necessary to fund a new jail, and
WHEREAS, efforts have been refocused to both improving existing jail facilities and
developing a more integrated approach to a new jail facility, and
WHEREAS, the County Council and Executive desire to engage the services of
consultants to provide an updated needs assessment for a new Public Health, Safety and Justice
Facility, and
WHEREAS, adequate funding remains in the New Jail Project Budget Fund to fund the
contract,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that Ordinance
2013-003 is hereby amended by adding $550,000 of expenditure authority, as described in Exhibit
A, to the current amended project budget of $8,466,280, for a total amended project budget of
$9,016,280.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the name of the fund be changed
to New Public Health, Safety and Justice Facility Project Fund.
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EXHIBIT A
NEW HEALTH, SAFETY AND JUSTICE FACILITY FUND
Account Description
Expenditures
6630 Professional Services
7210 Intergov Professional Services
7320 Land
8351.337 Operating Transfer Out
Revenues
8301.001 Operating Transfer In - Gen Fund
8301.4530 Op Trf In - Gen Fund (Not Budgeted)
8301.118 Operating Transfer In -Jail Fund
8301.326 Operating Transfer In - REET I
Current
Amended Amendment #5 Total Amended
Project Budget
to Ord. 2013-003
Project Budget
$1,435,789
$550,000
$1,985,789
$10,000
$0
$10,000
$6,093,491
$0
$6,093,491
$927,000
$0
$927,000
$8,466,280
$550,000
$9,016,280
$2,093,491
$0
$2,093,491
$3,000,000
$0
$3,000,000
$2,700,000
$0
$2,700,000
$2,300,000
$0
$2,300,000
$10,093,491
$0
$10,093,491