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Agenda Bill Master Report
File Number: AB2021-018
File ID: AB2021-018 Version: 1 Status: Substitute Adopted
File Created: 12/29/2020 Entered by: THelms@co.whatcom.wa.us
Department: County Executive's File Type: Ordinance
Office
Assigned to: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Final Action: 01/26/2021
Agenda Date: 01/26/2021 Enactment #: ORD 2021-002
Primary Contact Email: Bbennett@co.whatcom.wa.us
TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM:
Ordinance amending the 2021 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 2, in the amount of $5,839,516
SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Supplemental #2 requests funding from the General Fund:
1. To appropriate $120,881 to the Public Defender to fund an additional Deputy II from grant
proceeds.
2. To appropriate $50,000 to the Public Defender to fund an additional extra help attorney from grant
proceeds.
3. To appropriate $126,000 to Health to fund COVID response temporary staff from donations.
4. To appropriate $24,000 to Health to fund wage and benefit costs of COVID case and contact
investigators work study program.
5. To appropriate $3,788 to fund the support of the behavioral health services in the jail and the
GRACE program from grant proceeds.
Supplemental #2 requests funding from the Homeless Housing Fund:
1. To appropriate $1,460,288 to Health to fund the Emergency Solutions Grant - COVID from grant
proceeds.
2. To appropriate $964,000 to Health to fund the DOC Shelter Program from grant proceeds.
Supplemental #2 requests funding from the Countywide Emergency Medical Fund:
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Agenda Bill Master Report Continued (AB2021-018)
To appropriate $192,350 to fund the 2nd Bellingham Fire Community Paramedic.
Supplemental #2 requests from the COVID Emergency Response Fund:
To appropriate $2,673,602 to fund COVID response operations from grant proceeds.
Supplemental #2 requests funding from the Emergency Management Fund:
1. To appropriate $25,397 to fund FFY2020 20EMPG-S from grant proceeds.
2. To appropriate $75,000 to fund Whatcom County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan from grant
proceeds.
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE FILE
Date: Acting Body:
01/12/2021 Council
Action:
Sent To:
INTRODUCED Council Finance and
Administrative Services
Committee
Aye: 5 Browne, Buchanan, Frazey, Kershner, and Donovan
Nay: 2 Byrd, and Elenbaas
Absent: 0
01/26/2021 Council Finance and Administrative
SUBSTITUTE
Services Committee
RECOMMENDED FOR
ADOPTION
Aye:
2
Browne, and Frazey
Nay:
0
Absent:
0
Abstain:
1
Byrd
01/26/2021 Council
SUBSTITUTE ADOPTED
Aye:
5
Browne, Buchanan, Frazey, Kershner, and Donovan
Nay:
2
Byrd, and Elenbaas
Absent:
0
Attachments: Ordinance, Summary, Supplementals, Substitute Ordinance for 1.26.2021, Substitute Summary
for 1.26.2021, Substitute Requests for 1.26.2021
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PROPOSED BY: Executive
INTRODUCTION DATE: 01/12/21
ORDINANCE NO. 2021-002
AMENDMENT NO. 2 OF THE 2021 BUDGET
WHEREAS, the 2021-2022 budget was adopted November 24, 2020; and,
WHEREAS, changing circumstances require modifications to the approved 2021-2022 budget;
and,
WHEREAS, the modifications to the budget have been assembled here for deliberation by the
Whatcom County Council,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that the 2021-2022
Whatcom County Budget Ordinance #2020-068 is hereby amended by adding the following additional
amounts to the 2021 budget included therein:
Fund
Expenditures
Revenues
Net Effect
General Fund
Public Defender
170,881
(170,881)
-
Health
1,793,026
(2,191,786)
(398,760)
Total General Fund
1,963,907
(2,362,667)
(398,760)
Homeless Housing Fund
2,424,288
(2,424,288)
-
Countywide Emergency Medical Fund
192,350
-
192,350
Emergency Management Fund
100,397
(100,397)
-
Total Supplemental
4,680,942
(4,887,352)
(206,410)
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that Exhibit C — Position Control
Changes in the 2021-2022 Budget Ordinance should also be amended to provide for the following
FTE change:
• Add 1 FTE Deputy II in Public Defender
APOPTIE this 6th day of January
r
AT, EST :>
Dana Brown -Davis 'C6unci1 Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Approved by email/C Quinn/M Caldwell
Civil Deputy Prosecutor
2021.
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
, 1ATCO NTY WASHINGTON
Bar uchanan, Chair of Council
Approved ( ) Denied
Satpal Sidhu, C unty Executive
Date: Lf- ho Y' I
WHATCOM COUNTY
Summary of the 2021 Supplemental Bud et Ordinance No. 2
Increased
(increased)
e ec o un
(Decreased)
Decreased
Balance (Increase)
Department/Fund
Description
Expenditure
Revenue
Decrease
General Fund
Public Defender
To fund an additional Deputy II from grant
120,881
(120,881)
proceeds.
Public Defender
To fund an additional extra help attorney from
50,000
(50,000)
rant proceeds.
Health
To fund Covid response temporary staff from
126,000
(126,000)
grant proceeds.
Health
To fund continuing Covid response efforts from
1,515,028
(1,910,000)
(394,972)
extended CARES Act funding.
To fund the support of the behavioral health
Health
services in the jail and the GRACE program from
127,998
(131,786)
(3,788)
grant proceeds.
To fund extra help costs of Covid case and
Health
contact investigators from work study grant
24,000
(24,000)
proceeds.
Total General Fund
1,963,907
(2,362,667)
(398,760)
Homeless Housing Fund
Health
To fund the Covid Emergency Solutions program
1,460,288
(1,460,288)
from grant proceeds.
Health
To fund the DOC Shelter Program from grant
964,000
(964,000)
-
proceeds.
Total Homeless Housing Fund
2,424,288
(2,424,288)
Countywide Emergency Medical Fund
To fund 2nd Bellingham Fire Community
192,350
192,350
Paramedic.
Emergency Management Fund
Emergency Management
To fund FFY2020 20EMPG-S program from grant
25,397
(25,397)
-
proceeds.
Emergency Management
To fund update to the Whatcom County Natural
75,000
(75,000)
Hazard Mitigaton Plan from grant proceeds.
Total Emergency Management Fund
100,397
(100,397)
Total Supplemental
4,680,942
(4,887,352)
(206,410)