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Agenda Bill Master Report
File Number: AB2020-197
File ID: AB2020-197 Version: 1 Status: Adopted
File Created: 04/23/2020 Entered by: MCaldwel@co.whatcom.wa.us
Department: Finance Division File Type: Ordinance
Assigned to: Council Final Action: 05/19/2020
Agenda Date: 05/19/2020 Enactment #: ORD 2020-026
Primary Contact Email: mcaldwel@co.whatcom.wa.us
TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM:
Ordinance establishing the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund and establishing a budget for the
COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund (Supersedes Ord. No. 2020-016)
SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Requesting authorization to establish a new special revenue fund titled "COVID-19 Emergency
Response Fund" and appropriate $1,750,000 in the fund.
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE FILE
Date: Acting Body: Action: Sent To:
05/05/2020 Council INTRODUCED Council
Aye: 5 Browne, Buchanan, Donovan, Frazey, and Kershner
Nay: 2 Byrd, and Elenbaas
Absent: 0
05/19/2020 Council ADOPTED
Aye: 5 Browne, Buchanan, Donovan, Frazey, and Kershner
Nay: 2 Byrd, and Elenbaas
Absent: 0
Attachments: Proposed Ordinance, Attachment A, Notice of Action Proposed for 5.19.2020, Notice of Action
Taken on 5.19.2020
Whatcom County Page 1 Printed on 612312020
PROPOSED BY: Executive
INTRODUCTION DATE: 05/05/2020
ORDINANCE NO. 2020-026
ESTABLISHING THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND AND
ESTABLISHING A BUDGET FOR THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND
WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council adopted Emergency Ordinance No. 2020-
016 establishing the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund and establishing a budget
for the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund; and,
WHEREAS, it is necessary to adopt a permanent ordinance to replace the
emergency ordinance as it expires on the sixty-first day following the date it became
law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that a new
special revenue fund is hereby established titled the "COVID-19 Emergency
Response Fund",
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, that the fund is approved with an initial budget of
$1,750,000 as presented in Attachment A.
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, by the Whatcom County Council that this ordinance
supersedes Ordinance No. 2020-016.
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Supplemental Budget Request status: Fending
Von -Departmental
Supp7ID # 3046 Mend Cost Center Originator. M Caldwell
Year 2 2020 Add°I FTE ❑ Priority 1
Marra®of Request: COVID-19 Emergency Responses Fund budget
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Departme Head Signature (required on Hard Copy Submission) Date
colts: Object
Object Description
Amount Requested
2241
interfund Loans PayatWe
($1 000 0D0)
4337.1001
City of Bham Support
($500,000)
6610
Contractual Services
$1,750,000
0301.4530
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Op Trf In - Non -Departmental
($250,000)
Request Total
$0 J
1 at. Description of request:
Funding will be used to provide supplies and contracts needed to address life safety issues in response to
the COVID-19 coronavirus emergency in Whatcom County.
1b. Primary customers:
Citizens of Whatcom County
2. Problem to be solved.
Whatcom County needs to be able to take adequate actions to stem the tide of COVID-19 in order to
protect our citizens.
3a. Options lAfvas:nta ges:
There are no other options.
3b. Cost savings:
Funding from the federal government in the form of FEMA assistance Is eventually expected to offset 76%
of the costs.
4a. Outcomes:
Whatcom County will be successful in limiting the spread of COVID-19 countywide as soon as possible.
4b. Measures:
Decrease in the number and eventual elimination of new cases
ba. Other DepartmantslAgencies.
Unified Command, City of Bellingham, State Military Department, Health Department, Emergency
Management
5b. Name the person in charge of implementation and what they are responsible for.
6. Funding Source:
Temporary Interfund Loan from EDI Fund, General Fund and City of Bellingham contributions.
The current EDI Cash balance Is $15,021,000.
Thursday, April 02, 2020 Rpt: Rpt Suppl Regular