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Agenda Bill Master Report
File Number: AB2022-601
File ID: AB2022-601 Version: 1 Status: Adopted
File Created: 10/24/2022 Entered by: MCaldwel@co.whatcom.wa.us
Department: Finance Division File Type: Ordinance
Assigned to: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Final Action: 11/22/2022
Agenda Date: 11/22/2022 Enactment#: ORD
2022-076
Primary Contact Email: mcaldwel@co.whatcom.wa.us
TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM:
Ordinance amending the project based budget for the Courthouse Improvement Fund, request no.
2
SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Request appropriation of an additional $100,000 to fund improvements to the basement of the
Courthouse for the purpose of providing additional office space.
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE FILE
Date: Acting Body: Action: Sent To:
11/09/2022 Council INTRODUCED Council Finance and
Administrative Services
Committee
Aye: 6 Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Frazey, Galloway, and Kershner
Nay: 1 Elenbaas
Absent: 0
11/22/2022 Council Finance and Administrative RECOMMENDED FOR
Services Committee ADOPTION
Aye: 3 Byrd, Frazey, and Kershner
Nay: 0
Absent: 0
11/22/2022 Council ADOPTED
Aye: 7 Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Elenbaas, Frazey, Galloway, and Kershner
Nay: 0
Whatcom County Page 1 Printed on 1112312022
Agenda Bill Master Report Continued (AB2022-601)
Absent: 0
Attachments: Proposed Ordinance, Proposed Exhibit A, Supplemental Budget Request
Whatcom County Page 2 Printed on 1112312022
PROPOSED BY: Executive Sidhu
INTRODUCTION DATE: November. 9, 2022
ORDINANCE NO.2022-076
ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PROJECT BUDGET FOR THE COURTHOUSE
IMPROVEMENT FUND, REQUEST NO. 2
WHEREAS, this fund was established by Ordinance No. 2014-073 to
replace the Courthouse fire alarm system and the roof over Juvenile; and
WHEREAS, both of those projects have been completed and the project
budget was amended to include several other courthouse repair and
replacement projects; and
WHEREAS, all of the additional projects have now been completed leaving
an expenditure balance of $91,013; and
WHEREAS, the county is experiencing a need for additional office space
throughout the organization due to increases in staffing and many tenant
improvement projects that have and will continue to temporarily displace staff;
and
WHEREAS, the administration believes it to be efficient and resourceful
to maximize all available and underutilized space within the courthouse; and
WHEREAS, there is currently a need to temporarily relocate the Medical
Examiner staff from their State Street office during the Waystation construction
project; and
WHEREAS, there is available unfinished space in the courthouse
basement that was formerly used as the emergency operations center which
can be converted to three large offices to accommodate multiple employees;
and
WHEREAS, the administration believes it to be in the best interest of the
county to have readily available office space that can be utilized for temporary
or long-term occupation when the need arises; and
WHEREAS, the proposed improvements to this underutilized space will
provide long-term benefits for the organization when office space is needed;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that
Ordinance 2014-073 is hereby amended by adding $100,000 of expenditure authority, as
described in Exhibit A, to the amended project budget of $1,071,907, for a total project
budget of $1,171,907.
ADOPTE1%thiM"P_Vh,d day of November , 2022.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
/s/ Christopher Quinn via e-mail 11/29/22 /JL
Civil Deputy Prosecutor
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATQ'OM COdi ,,WA NGTON
Todd Donovan, Council Chair
WHATCOM COUNTY EXECUTIVE
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Satpal SAL County Executive
Approved ( ) Denied
Date Signed: AwZ'
EXHIBIT A
COURTHOUSE IMPROVEMENTS - FUND 357, Cost Center 357100
Account Description
Expenditures
6190 Direct Billing Rate
6510 Tools & Equipment
7060 Repairs & Maintenance
7350 Buildings & Structures
7380 Other Improvements
Revenues
8301.326 REET I Transfer
8301.332 Rural Sales Tax (EDI) Transfer
Amended Amendment #3 Total Amended
Project Budget
to Ord. 2014-073
Project Budget
$0
$20,000
$20,000
$26,815
$0
$26,815
$ 80, 000
$ 80, 000
$160,000
$785,092
$0
$785,092
$180,000
$0
$180,000
$1,071,907
$100,000
$1,171,907
$729,216 $100,000 $829,216
$342,691 $0 $342,691
$1,071,907 $100,000 $1,171,907