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File ID: AB2025-453
File Created: 06/10/2025
Department: Finance Division
Whatcom County
Agenda Bill Master Report
File Number: AB2025-453
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
311 Grand Avenue, Ste #105
Bellingham, WA 98225-4038
(360) 778-5010
Version: 1 Status: Adopted
Entered by: ATan@co.whatcom.wa.us
File Type: Ordinance
Assigned to: Council Finance and Administrative Services Committee Final Action: 06/24/2025
Agenda Date: 06/24/2025 Enactment #: ORD 2025-031
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Primary Contact Email: atan@co.whatcom.wa.us
TITLE FOR AGENDA ITEM:
Ordinance amending the 2025 Whatcom County Budget, request no. 6, in the amount of 16,735,908
SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE:
Supplemental #6 requests funding from the General Fund:
1. To appropriate $54,273 in Health to fund Community Health Worker Refugee Program
using grant proceeds.
2. To appropriate $55,000 in Health to fund Mount Baker School District health center
using grant proceeds.
From the Jail Fund:
3. To appropriate $135,000 in Jail to fund continuation of the contract with Northwest
Regional Council.
From the Drug Fund:
4. To appropriate $125,100 in Sheriff to fund purchase of three vehicles for investigations.
From the Homeless Housing Fund:
5. To appropriate $10,500,000 in Health to fund homeless housing program for
2025-2026 using grant proceeds.
From the Behavioral Health Fund:
6. To appropriate $150,000 in Health to fund opioid awareness campaign using grant
proceeds.
From the Solid Waste Fund:
7. To appropriate $20,000 in Health to fund change orders for construction of the
replacement scale house at Point Roberts Transfer Station.
From the Healthy Children's Fund:
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Agenda Bill Master Report Continued (AB2025-453)
8. To appropriate $2,764,722 in Health to fund continuation of contracts executed in 2024
that continue into 2025.
From the Public Utilities Fund:
9. To appropriate $2,899,813 in Non -Departmental to fund the agricultural research
station.
From the Administrative Services Fund:
10. To appropriate $32,000 in AS -Facilities to fund generator purchase and installation for
Williamson Way, continuing from 2024.
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE FILE
Date: Acting Body:
06/10/2025 Council
Aye: 7
Nay: 0
06/24/2025 Council Finance and Administrative
Services Committee
Aye: 3
Nay: 0
Action:
Sent To:
INTRODUCED Council Finance and
Administrative Services
Committee
Buchanan, Byrd, Donovan, Elenbaas, Galloway, Scanlon, and Stremler
RECOMMENDED FOR
ADOPTION
Byrd, Donovan, and Buchanan
06/24/2025 Council ADOPTED
Aye: 6 Buchanan, Donovan, Elenbaas, Galloway, Scanlon, and Stremler
Nay: 1 Byrd
Attachments: Proposed Ordinance, Summary Listing, Summary by Fund, Supplemental Requests, Notice of
Action Proposed on 6.10.2025
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PROPOSED BY: Executive
INTRODUCTION DATE: 06/10/2025
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-031
AMENDMENT NO.6 OF THE 2025 BUDGET
WHEREAS, the 2025-2026 budget was adopted November 19, 2024; and,
WHEREAS, changing circumstances require modifications to the approved 2025-2026 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 2025-2026
Whatcom County Budget Ordinance #2024-057 is hereby amended by adding the following additional
amounts to the 2025 budget included therein:
Fund
Expenditures
Revenues
Net Effect
General Fund 1000
109,273
(322,613)
(213,340)
Jail Fund 1350
135,000
135,000
Drug Fund 1651
125,100
125,100
Homeless Housing Fund 1852
10,500,000
(10,500,000)
Behavioral Health Fund 1853
150,000
(150,000)
Solid Waste Fund 1857
20,000
20,000
Healthy Children's Fund 1858
2,764,722
2,764,722
Public Utilities Improvement Fund 3242
2,899,813
-
2,899,813
Administrative Services Fund 5500
32,000
32,000
Total Supplemental
16,735,908 1
(10,972,613)1
5,763,295
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED THAT the Whatcom County Council that Exhibit B — Capital
Appropriations in the 2025-2026 Budget Ordinance should also be amended to provide for the
changes outlined in the attached exhibit B.
ADOPTED this 24th day of June
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Approved -I by email, B VVa' ldronlA Tan
Civil Deputy.Proseeutor
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WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Kaylee ffalloway, Chair of Council
Approved ( ) Denied
Satpal Sidhu, Co ty Executive
Date: C. `sb .,z S
Exhibit B
Capital Appropriations
2025-2026 Budget
Budget Replaced
Dept/Div Fund Description of Assets to be Purchased Year Cost Assets Being Replaced Year Equip u
Drug Fund
Sheriff 1651 Purchased Vehicle - Drug Task Force
Sheriff 1651 Purchased Vehicle - Drug Task Force
Sheriff 1651 Purchased Vehicle - Drug Task Force
202S $ 40,000 SBR-4970 New
2025 $ 40,000 SBR-4970 New
2025 $ 40,000 SBR-4970 New
Total Added $ 120,000