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HomeMy WebLinkAboutord2023-059Whatcom County COUNTY COURTHOUSE 311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105 - Bellingham, WA 98225-4038 (360) 778-5010 Agenda Bill Report File Number: AB2023-637 File ID: AB2023-637 Version: 1 Status: Adopted File Created: 09/20/2023 Entered by: JGay@co.whatcom.wa.us Department: Health Department File Type: Ordinance Assigned to: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Final Action: 10/24/2023 Agenda Date: 10/24/2023 Enactment #: ORD 2023-059 Related Files: Primary Contact Email: ELautenb@co.whatcom.wa.us TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM: Ordinance Establishing a New Whatcom County Healthy Children's Fund SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE: Ordinance amending ordinance 2022-045 (Providing for the submission of a proposition to the qualified electors of Whatcom County athorizing the county to lift the limit on regular property taxes under Chapter 84.55 RSW for the purpose of funding childcare, early learning programs, and increased support for vulnerable children) to clarify that interest income earned on the Healthy Children's Fund may be reinvested in the fund HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE FILE Date: Acting Body: Action: Sent To: 10/10/2023 Council INTRODUCED Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Aye: 7 Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Elenbaas, Frazey, Galloway, and Kershner Nay: 0 10/24/2023 Council Finance and Administrative RECOMMENDED FOR Services Committee ADOPTION Aye: 2 Donovan, and Frazey Nay: 1 Kershner 10/24/2023 Council ADOPTED Aye: 7 Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Elenbaas, Frazey, Galloway, and Kershner Whatcom County Page 1 Printed on 1012512023 Agenda Bill Report Continued (A82023-637) Nay: 0 Attachments: Staff Memo, Proposed Ordinance, Ordinance 2022-045 Whatcom County Page 2 Printed on 1012512023 2 PROPOSED Health and Community Services 3 INTRODUCTION DATE: 10/10/2023 4 5 6 ORDINANCE NO. 2023 - 059 7 8 Establishing a New Whatcom County Healthy Children's Fund 9 10 WHEREAS, the Healthy Children's Fund is a complex initiative requiring strategic 11 planning and significant managerial and administrative oversight: and, 12 13 WHEREAS, a unique financial and operational relationship exists between Whatcom 14 County and the Healthy Children's Fund; and, 15 16 WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council approved Ordinance 2022-045 to provide 17 for the submission of a proposition to the qualified electors of Whatcom County 18 authorizing the County to lift the limit of regular property taxes under Chapter 84.55 19 RCW for the purpose of funding for childcare, early learning programs, and increased 20 support for vulnerable children; and 21 22 WHEREAS, in November 2022, Proposition 5, the Healthy Children's Fund, was 23 approved by voters in Whatcom County consistent with Ordinance 2022-045 to 24 establish a dedicated fund to improve the health and well-being of children and 25 youth, as well as the families and communities in which they live; and 26 27 WHEREAS, the levy lid lift authorized the county to increase the General Fund levy 28 in 2023 and in the following 9 years by $ 0.19 per $ 1,000 of assessed value of 29 taxable property within the County, with proceeds deposited in a separate fund 30 ("Healthy Children' s Fund) and spent according to Ordinance 2022- 045; and 31 32 WHEREAS, in November, 2022, Ordinance 2022-092 established the initial Healthy 33 Children's Fund as a unique County fund; and 34 35 WHEREAS, all levy proceeds generated by Proposition 5 shall be deposited into the 36 Healthy Children's Fund; and 37 38 WHEREAS, the Healthy Children's Fund revenues and proceeds shall be used 39 exclusively for the purposes outlined in Section 3, ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURES, as 40 defined in Ordinance 2022-045; and 41 42 WHEREAS, all Healthy Children's Fund revenues and proceeds shall be maintained, 43 budgeted and allocated for as defined under Ordinance 2022-045, and 44 45 WHEREAS, the Whatcom County Council wishes to further affirm the establishment 46 of the Healthy Children's Fund through this ordinance and clarify that interest income 47 earned on the fund may be reinvested in fund activities; and 48 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Whatcom County Council that a new fund is hereby established titled the "Whatcom County Healthy Children's Fund" which shall be dedicated to accounting for all financial aspects of the Healthy Children's levy funding. BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that any interest income generated by the Healthy Children's Fund shall benefit the same. ®l�01[ti4th day of October 2023 "C\ Pi C 0 WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL OO--- ©�- 'F ATCOM TY, ASHINGTON Dana Bro s-_Dar T-K?2lork of the Council Bar uchan n, ouncil Chair WHAT COM.CO(INTY EXECUTIVE APPROVED AS TO FORM: /s/Royce Buckingham approved via email on 10/6/2023/MR Civil Deputy Prosecutor Page 2 WHATSCOM COUNTY, WA NGTON Satpal Sidhu, County Executive Approved ( ) Denied Date Signed: Otk&W Ue 7AZI